Black and Tan (1929)
1929 · Short film · 19 min · dir. Dudley Murphy
- Music
- Drama
Synopsis
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...
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Writer
- Dudley Murphy
- Cinematography
- Dal Clawson
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Released
- 1929-12-08
- Running time
- 19 minutes
Cast & crew
Dudley Murphy Director
Duke Ellington- Barney Bigard
- Wellman Braud
- Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
- Edgar Connor
Alec Lovejoy
Fredi Washington- Arthur Whetsol
