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St. Louis Blues

52 %|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

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