The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.

Selina Rogers

Bill Williamson

Cab Calloway

Katherine Dunham

'Fats' Waller

Dancer

Dancer

Singer

Gabe Tucker

Stagehand (uncredited)

Singer (uncredited)

Trumpeter (uncredited)

Selina Rogers

Bill Williamson

Cab Calloway

Katherine Dunham

'Fats' Waller

Dancer

Dancer

Singer

Gabe Tucker

Stagehand (uncredited)

Singer (uncredited)

Trumpeter (uncredited)