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Black and Tan

Black and Tan

Dudley Murphy

1929

  • Music
  • Drama
6.3

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...

Cast & crew

  • Dudley MurphyDirector
  • Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
  • Barney BigardBand Member - Clarinet Player
  • Wellman BraudBand Member - Bass Player
  • Joe 'Tricky Sam' NantonBand Member -Trombone Player
  • Edgar ConnorPiano Mover
  • Alec LovejoyPiano Mover
  • Fredi WashingtonFredi - Duke's Girlfriend
  • Arthur WhetsolTrumpet Player

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