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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- Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
- Barney BigardBand Member - Clarinet Player
- Wellman BraudBand Member - Bass Player
- Joe 'Tricky Sam' NantonBand Member -Trombone Player
- Edgar ConnorPiano Mover
- Alec LovejoyPiano Mover
- Fredi WashingtonFredi - Duke's Girlfriend
- Arthur WhetsolTrumpet Player
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- Dudley MurphyDirector
- Dudley MurphyWriter
- Dal ClawsonDirector of Photography
- Russell G. ShieldsEditor
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