- HD 1080
- Runtime: 9m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Fred Waller
- Stars: Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker, Barney Bigard, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton
- keywords: jazz
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures
- The Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life is featured in the top rankings of 1935
- #26 in Top Drama Movies of 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.
