

Black and Tan
Visit website6.3/10 • 30
1929-12-08 • 0h 19m
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...
- Directors
- Dudley Murphy
- Writters
- Dudley Murphy
- Editors
- Dudley Murphy, Russell G. Shields

Black and Tan
Visit website1929-12-08 • 0h 19m
6.3/10 • 30
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...
- Directors
- Dudley Murphy
- Writters
- Dudley Murphy
- Editors
- Dudley Murphy, Russell G. Shields
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDuke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Barney Bigard
Band Member - Clarinet Player
Wellman Braud
Band Member - Bass Player
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Band Member -Trombone Player
Edgar Connor
Piano Mover
Alec Lovejoy
Piano Mover
Fredi Washington
Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend
Arthur Whetsol
Trumpet Player
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
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