01 Jan 1941
Churchill's Island
The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Library and Archives Canada in 2005.
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
Top Billed Cast
Duke Ellington Self
Russell Procope Self
Cootie Williams Self
Louis Armstrong Self
Don Morrow Narrator
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