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...

Cast

Duke Ellington

Barney Bigard

Wellman Braud

Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton

Edgar Connor

Alec Lovejoy