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...

• Dudley MurphyDirector
• Dudley MurphyWriter

• 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