Duke Ellington
American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer".
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 15 films (1929–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 67 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Black And Tan | Dudley Murphy | 19 | B&W | ||
| 1929 | Black and tan. | RKO Productions Inc. | 2 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1930 | CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK. | RKO Radio Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | B&W | ||
| 1934 | Belle of the nineties. | Paramount Productions Inc. | 8 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1934 | Symphony in black | FESTIVAL | 9 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1935 | Symphony In Black | Spectra Pictures | 16mm | B&W | sound | |
| 1935 | SYMPHONY IN BLACK. | Paramount Productions Inc. | 1 reel | B&W | ||
| 1941 | BIRTH OF THE BLUES | Victor Schertzinger | 87 min | B&W | ||
| 1942 | I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD | R C M Productions | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1943 | Cabin in the sky | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) | 1:39:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1943 | Cabin In The Sky. | Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley | 10 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1943 | Upbeat in music | Frank P. Donovan | B&W | |||
| 1945 | I'm Beginning to See the Light ▶ | Soundies Distributing Corp. of America | ||||
| 1946 | I'M JUST A LUCKY SO-AND-SO | R C M Productions | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1959 | Anatomy of a murder | Otto Preminger | 161 | Color & B&W |