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Casting

Director

Andrew L. Stone

Producer

William LeBaron

Screenplay

Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler

Director of Photography

Leon Shamroy

Editor

James B. Clark

Art Direction

James Basevi, Joseph C. Wright

Set Decoration

Fred J. Rode, Thomas Little

Costume Design

Helen Rose

Lena Horne
Lena HorneSelina Rogers
Bill Robinson
Bill RobinsonBill Williamson
Cab Calloway
Cab CallowayCab Calloway
Katherine Dunham
Katherine DunhamKatherine Dunham
Fats Waller
Fats Waller'Fats' Waller
Fayard Nicholas
Fayard NicholasDancer
Harold Nicholas
Harold NicholasDancer
Ada Brown
Ada BrownSinger
Dooley Wilson
Dooley WilsonGabe Tucker
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Doris AkeDancer (uncredited)
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Juliette BallDancer (uncredited)
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Lucille BattleDancer (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Matthew BeardStagehand (uncredited)
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Talley BeattyDancer (uncredited)
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Lennie BluettDancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Anise Boyer
Anise BoyerSinger (uncredited)
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Teddy BucknerBand Member (uncredited)
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Judy CarolChorus Girl (uncredited)
Benny Carter
Benny CarterTrumpeter (uncredited)
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Janet CollinsDancer (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
Vivian DandridgeDancer (uncredited)
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Robert FelderCab Calloway, Jr. (uncredited)
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Louise FranklinDancer (uncredited)
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Ruby GoldenFat Girl (uncredited)
Suzette Harbin
Suzette HarbinDancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Avanelle HarrisDancer (uncredited)
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Kathleen HartsfieldHatcheck Girl / Dancer (uncredited)
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Maggie HathawayDancer (uncredited)
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Charles HawkinsDancer (uncredited)
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman HawkinsSaxophonist (uncredited)
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Cleo HerndonDancer (uncredited)
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Johnny HoraceMember The Shadracks (uncredited)
Illinois Jacquet
Illinois JacquetBand Member (uncredited)
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Mae E. JohnsonMay Johnson (uncredited)
Jo Jones
Jo JonesDrummer (uncredited)
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Johnny LeeLyles (uncredited)
Jeni Le Gon
Jeni Le GonDancer (uncredited)
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Rosalie LincolnDancer (uncredited)
F.E. Miller
F.E. MillerSkit (uncredited)
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Taps MillerTrumpeter (uncredited)
Millie Monroe
Millie MonroeDancer (uncredited)
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Tommie MooreDancer / Nightclub Patron
Florence O'Brien
Florence O'BrienTucker's Gold-Digging Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Neva PeoplesNightclub Dancer (uncredited)
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Henry Phace RobertsDancer (uncredited)
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Ruth ScottDancer (uncredited)
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Zutty SingletonBand Member (uncredited)
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Ned StanfieldMember The Shadracks (uncredited)
Nick Stewart
Nick StewartCousin Jake (uncredited)
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Johnny ThomasDancer (uncredited)
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Lena TorrenceChorus Girl (uncredited)
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Emmett 'Babe' WallaceChick Bailey (uncredited)
Ernest Whitman
Ernest WhitmanJim Europe (uncredited)
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Artie YoungDancer (uncredited)