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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| Writing | Dudley Murphy | Writer |
| Directing | Dudley Murphy | Director |
| Editing | Russell G. Shields | Editor |
| Art | Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Camera | Dal Clawson | Director of Photography |
