St. Louis Blues

Name: St. Louis Blues
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1929-09-08
Duration: 16 min
Cast: Bessie Smith, Alec Lovejoy, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

NR1929•16 min

4KHDRCC

Drama Music

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.

Audience Score:

5.5

Directed by:Dudley Murphy

Theatrical release poster for the film St. Louis Blues

The Cast

Bessie Smith

Bessie - Battered Wife

Alec Lovejoy

Gambler (uncredited)

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)

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St. Louis Blues

The Cast

Bessie Smith

Alec Lovejoy

James P. Johnson

Jimmy Mordecai

Isabel Washington

Hall Johnson

Thomas Morris

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