Duke Ellington Movies

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

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

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...

Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the...

Restored film directed by Will Cowan in 1943

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...

Short directed by Will Cowan as tribute to Duke Ellington

Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942

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

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