Duke Ellington Movies

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,...

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

1942 Short restored in true form

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

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

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

"This documentary film covers a 24-day arts festival in Dakar, Senegal that highlighted Black contributions to the cultural heritage of mankind and...

Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942

The rather dusty black-and-white footage, dating from the summer of 1966, opens with bikinis, beach umbrellas and Foster Grant-shaded sophisticates...

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...