Duke Ellington Movies

1942 Short restored in true form

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...

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

Short directed by Will Cowan as tribute to Duke Ellington

A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.

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

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,...

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

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

Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942

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