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...
Stars: Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Edgar Connor, Alec Lovejoy
Crew: Dudley Murphy (Director), Dudley Murphy (Writer), Russell G. Shields (Editor), Ernst Fegté (Art Direction), Dal Clawson (Director of Photography)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 19 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 08, 1929
IMDb: 4.8
Keywords:harlem renaissance, short film
