Music ·Drama · United States of America · 1929 · 16m

St. Louis Blues

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Director
Dudley Murphy
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 Hall Johnson as Choir Leader (uncredited)
Crew
Walter Strenge — Director of Photography Russell G. Shields — Editor Dudley Murphy — Writer
Tagline

Queen of the Blues

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Dudley Murphy Director Walter Strenge Director of Photography Russell G. Shields Editor Dudley Murphy Writer
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