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 Ellington

Duke Ellington

Alec Lovejoy

Piano Mover

Fredi Washington

Fredi - Duke's Girlfriend