Duke Ellington

This DVD compiles different short and medium-length films starring the great Duke Ellington and his orchestra.

Included also assorted different musical sequences from other motion pictures:

the Amos 'n' Andy "Cheek and Double Cheek", making the first black big band with a credited appearance in a white feature film (with a full-length version of 'Old Man Blues'),

the three scenes starring Mae West in "Belle Of The Nineties",

And the two appearances of the Ellington's Orchestra in the legendary "Cabin in the Sky"