Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1929 · 19m

Black and Tan

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Director
Dudley Murphy
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
Crew
Dal Clawson — Director of Photography Russell G. Shields — Editor Dudley Murphy — Writer
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...

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Dudley Murphy Director Dal Clawson Director of Photography Russell G. Shields Editor Dudley Murphy Writer
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