Black and Tan
Directed by Dudley Murphy
Produced by RKO Radio Pictures
A poignant Harlem Renaissance short centered on Duke Ellington's jazz and a dancer's tragic sacrifice, blending musical performance with intimate human drama.
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...
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