Black and Tan

1929 · Directed by Dudley Murphy · 19 min · musical film

★ 6.3/10 · 36 ratings on TMDB

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...