The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
Lena Horne
as Selina Rogers
Bill Robinson
as Bill Williamson
Cab Calloway
as Cab Calloway
Katherine Dunham
as Katherine Dunham
Fats Waller
as 'Fats' Waller
Fayard Nicholas
as Dancer
Harold Nicholas
as Dancer
Ada Brown
as Singer
Dooley Wilson
as Gabe Tucker
Doris Ake
as Dancer (uncredited)
Juliette Ball
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Battle
as Dancer (uncredited)
