A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.
Stars: Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker, Barney Bigard, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Crew: Fred Waller (Director), Adolph Zukor (Producer), Duke Ellington (Original Music Composer), Fred Rath (Writer), Milton Hockey (Writer), William O. Steiner (Director of Photography)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Runtime: 9 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 12, 1935
IMDb: 4.4
Keywords:jazz
