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Black and Tan 1929 Directed by Dudley Murphy

Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington, from working with heart trouble even though it means work for his band. Sure enough, she collapses on stage...

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , Music
Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
Release Date 8 December 1929
19 mins
Cast
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard Band Member - Clarinet Player
Wellman Braud
Wellman Braud Band Member - Bass Player
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor
Edgar Connor Piano Mover
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy Piano Mover
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Arthur Whetsol
Arthur Whetsol Trumpet Player
Crew
Director
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Writer
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Cinematography
Dal Clawson
Dal Clawson
Editor
Russell G. Shields
Russell G. Shields
Art Direction
Ernst Fegté
Ernst Fegté