Overview
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.
Cast
Duke Ellington
Self
Billie Holiday
Self - Blues Singer (uncredited)
Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
Jilting lover / specialty dancer (uncredited)
Barney Bigard
Self - Clarinet (uncredited)
Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
Self - Trombone (uncredited)
Media
Recommendations
Paprika
Joker
The Avengers
The Intouchables
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Titanic
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Les Misérables
The Shawshank Redemption
Knives Out
Superbad
Oppenheimer
Into the Wild
A Star Is Born
Interstellar
Venom
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Frozen
Your Name.
Dune
