Film
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
United States- Director
- Fred Waller
- Year
- 1935
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 orchestra performing his symphonic jazz piece “A Rhapsody of Negro Life” set to scenes of everyday African American life.
Top cast
Directed by
Fred Waller
Written by
Fred Rath, Milton Hockey
Produced by
Adolph Zukor
