Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline.Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline.Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline.
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Duke Ellington Orchestra
- Cotton Club Orchestra
- (as The Cotton Club Orchestra)
Barney Bigard
- Band Member - Clarinet Player
- (uncredited)
Wellman Braud
- Band Member - Bass Player
- (uncredited)
Hall Johnson
- Choir Leader
- (uncredited)
Arthur Whetsol
- Trumpet Player
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaAn advertising poster for this film is pictured on one stamp of a set of five 42¢ USA commemorative postage stamps honoring Vintage Black Cinema, issued 16 July 2008. Other films honored in this set are The Sport of the Gods (1921), Princesse Tam-Tam (1935), Caldonia (1945), and Hallelujah (1929).
- Quotes
Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend: Duke, I've got some wonderful news! I've just landed a job in a nightclub. And I'm going to dance and you're going to play. Isn't that wonderful?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (1975)
Featured review
Duke Ellington and friends
Duke Ellington is a struggling musician. Two men come to repossess his piano. His partner saves the day by offering the men a bottle of gin. She has a new dancing gig, but she has heart trouble.
This has the greatness of Duke Ellington playing his music. I'm not impressed with the line dancing. There's a reason why that didn't catch on. It's a step dance or line dancing except less energetic and closer. It may be skillful, but it has no energy. Fredi Washington's dance is a bit loose, but it does show her illness. That whole plot point is a bummer. I love the music. The dancing is less impressive, partly for plot reason. It's a darker story.
This has the greatness of Duke Ellington playing his music. I'm not impressed with the line dancing. There's a reason why that didn't catch on. It's a step dance or line dancing except less energetic and closer. It may be skillful, but it has no energy. Fredi Washington's dance is a bit loose, but it does show her illness. That whole plot point is a bummer. I love the music. The dancing is less impressive, partly for plot reason. It's a darker story.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Oct 6, 2022
Details
- Runtime19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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