RIDING ON DUKE’S TRAIN, set in 1939 on the cusp of World War Two, is about a young African-American orphan boy (Danny) who narrowly escapes a KKK lynching and then literally stumbles upon bandleader Duke Ellington’s private rail cars, is discovered as a stowaway, and is “adopted” by Ellington and the members of his band. Danny’s adventures with the Ellington family lead to his eventual achievements in life as an adult.
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Directors: Ken Kimmelman
Writers: Ken Kimmelman/Mick Carlon
Producers: Ken Kimmelman
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RIDING ON DUKE’S TRAIN, set in 1939 on the cusp of World War Two, is about a young African-American orphan boy (Danny) who narrowly escapes a KKK lynching and then literally stumbles upon bandleader Duke Ellington’s private rail cars, is discovered as a stowaway, and is “adopted” by Ellington and the members of his band. Danny’s adventures with the Ellington family lead to his eventual achievements in life as an adult.
Directors: Ken Kimmelman
Writers: Ken Kimmelman/Mick Carlon
Producers: Ken Kimmelman
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