St. Louis Blues

5.5
  • Genre: MusicDrama
  • Run time: 16 min
  • Premiere: 1929. September 8.

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.

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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)

Camera

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Directing

Dudley Murphy

Director

Editing

Production

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

Sound

Writing

Camera

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Directing

Dudley Murphy

Director

Editing

Production

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

Sound

Writing