St. Louis Blues
48 %|Sep 8, 1929|Music, Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Dudley Murphy
Director
W.C. Handy
Co-Producer
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Dudley Murphy
Writer
Russell G. Shields
Editor
Richard C. Currier
Production Supervisor
George Oschmann
Sound
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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)