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6.3Duke 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...
Released: 1929-12-0819 minDir: Dudley MurphyMusic, Drama
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Cast
- Duke Ellington as Duke Ellington
- Barney Bigard as Band Member - Clarinet Player
- Wellman Braud as Band Member - Bass Player
- Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton as Band Member -Trombone Player
- Edgar Connor as Piano Mover
- Alec Lovejoy as Piano Mover
Themes
- harlem renaissance
- short film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Screenwriter
- Dudley Murphy
- Cast member
- Fredi Washington
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Lawrence Dallin Clawson
- Duration
- 19
- FilmAffinity ID
- 257532
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- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- title
- Black and Tan
- color
- black-and-white
- different from
- Black and Tan
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