St. Louis Blues
Release Date: 1929-09-08
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.273 / 10
Cast
Bessie Smith
as Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
as Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
as Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Crew
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Dudley Murphy - Director
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W.C. Handy - Co-Producer
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Walter Strenge - Director of Photography
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Dudley Murphy - Writer
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Russell G. Shields - Editor
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