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Black and Tan (1929)

APPROVED 19 min  -  Drama | Short | Music  -   8 December 1929 (USA)
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Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline.

Director:

Dudley Murphy

Writer:

Dudley Murphy (story)

Stars:

Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard and Wellman Braud
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Duke Ellington ...
Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barney Bigard Barney Bigard ...
Himself (clarinetist)
Wellman Braud Wellman Braud ...
Himself (bass player)
Duke Ellington Orchestra Duke Ellington Orchestra ...
Themselves (as Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra)
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton ...
Himself (trombonist)
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Storyline

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... Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Jazz | Dancer | African American | Theater | Heart Disease  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Short | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

RCA Gramercy Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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Trivia

An advertising poster for this film is pictured on one stamp of a set of five 42¢ USA commemorative postage stamps honoring Vintage Black Cinema, issued 16 July 2008. Other films honored in this set are The Sport of the Gods, Princesse Tam Tam, Caldonia, and Hallelujah!. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Public Enemy (1931) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hot Feet"
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Played by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra See more »