St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues (1929)

Queen of the Blues

  • Genre: Music, Drama
  • Release Date: 1929-09-08
  • User Rating: 5.3/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 0h 16min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Dudley Murphy
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Summary

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

    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

  • Hall Johnson

    as Choir Leader (uncredited)

  • Thomas Morris

    as Coronet Player (uncredited)
Directing Dudley Murphy Director
Production W.C. Handy Co-Producer
Camera Walter Strenge Director of Photography
Production Richard C. Currier Production Supervisor
Sound George Oschmann Sound
Editing Russell G. Shields Editor
Writing Dudley Murphy Writer

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