Black and Tan (1929)
Black and Tan (1929) - Music Movies 19 minutes. Black and Tan Fantasy. 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... harlem renaissance, short film
Released: Dec 08, 1929
Runtime: 19 minutes
Stars: Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Edgar Connor, Alec Lovejoy
Crew: Dudley Murphy (Director), Dudley Murphy (Writer), Russell G. Shields (Editor), Ernst Fegté (Art Direction), Dal Clawson (Director of Photography)
