St. Louis Blues

Name: St. Louis Blues
Genre: Music, Drama
Released: 1929
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 5.417

1929 · 16 min

Music · Drama

★ 5.4

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In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy messin' with a pretty, younger woman; he leaves and she sings the blues, with chorus and dancers.

Crew

Director Dudley Murphy
Writer Dudley Murphy
Director of Photography Walter Strenge

Cast

Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
J
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
I
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
H
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
T
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Dudley Murphy
Writer — Dudley Murphy
Director of Photography — Walter Strenge

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