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Black and Tan

Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline.

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...

Info about Black and Tan

Studio(s): RKO Radio Pictures

Originally Released: Dec 08, 1929

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Music, Short