Duke Ellington Movies

1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
01974HD
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
01942HD
1942 Short restored in true form
2012
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
42012HD
Born poor in Baltimore, Chick Webb broke his back as a boy and faced life as a hunchback dwarf afflicted with Spinal Tuberculosis. Someone suggested...
1934
Masks and Memories
Masks and Memories
81934HD
In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.
1935
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.7781935HD
A rising nineteen-year-old singer by the name of Billie Holiday made her screen debut in this musical landmark, which features Duke Ellington and his...
1950
Salute to Duke Ellington
Salute to Duke Ellington
01950HD
Short directed by Will Cowan as tribute to Duke Ellington
1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
01943HD
Restored Film released in 1943, directed by Jay Bonafield
1929
Black and Tan
Black and Tan
6.3471929HD
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,...
1942
Flamingo
Flamingo
01942HD
Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942
1949
Symphony In Swing
Symphony In Swing
01949HD
Restored film directed by Will Cowan in 1943
1947
Date with Duke
Date with Duke
5.51947HD
Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."