Black and Tan
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...
- Year: 1929
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Music, Drama
- Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Keyword: harlem renaissance, short film
- Director: Dudley Murphy
- Cast: Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Edgar Connor, Alec Lovejoy