Duke Ellington Movies

  • 1966
    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

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    Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

    The Strolling '20s
  • 1974
    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

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    Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

    On the Road with Duke Ellington
  • 1958
    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

    A Smattering of Spots

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    A compilation reel of television commercials produced by Story Board Inc.

    A Smattering of Spots
  • 1929
    Black and Tan

    Black and Tan

    Black and Tan

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    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,...

    Black and Tan
  • 1991
    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

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    With a unique style that encompassed soul, jazz and pop, Lou Rawls established himself as one of the premier voices of the modern musical age. This...

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
  • 1982
    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

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    The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies...

    Sophisticated Ladies
  • 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

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    The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...

    The Jazz Ambassadors
  • 1934
    Masks and Memories

    Masks and Memories

    Masks and Memories

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    In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.

    Masks and Memories
  • 1942
    Flamingo

    Flamingo

    Flamingo

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    Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942

    Flamingo
  • 1947
    Date with Duke

    Date with Duke

    Date with Duke

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    Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."

    Date with Duke
  • 1945
    The Vampire

    The Vampire

    The Vampire

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    After a look at some strange creatures, the narrator and camera take us to the Chaco forest, on the borders of Paraguay, Argentina, and Brazil, where...

    The Vampire