St. Louis Blues

16m
MusicDrama
5.4

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.

Cast

Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Dudley Murphy
Director, Writer
Russell G. Shields
Editor
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Richard C. Currier
Production Supervisor
W.C. Handy
Co-Producer
George Oschmann
Sound

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