Synopsis
The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
Cast
Lena Horne
Selina Rogers
Bill Robinson
Bill Williamson
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham
Fats Waller
'Fats' Waller
Fayard Nicholas
Dancer
Harold Nicholas
Dancer
Ada Brown
Singer
Dooley Wilson
Gabe Tucker
Doris Ake
Dancer (uncredited)
Juliette Ball
Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Battle
Dancer (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Stagehand (uncredited)
Talley Beatty
Dancer (uncredited)
Lennie Bluett
Dancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Anise Boyer
Singer (uncredited)
Teddy Buckner
Band Member (uncredited)
Judy Carol
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Benny Carter
Trumpeter (uncredited)
Janet Collins
Dancer (uncredited)
Vivian Dandridge
Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Felder
Cab Calloway, Jr. (uncredited)
Louise Franklin
Dancer (uncredited)
Ruby Golden
Fat Girl (uncredited)
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