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St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues (1929)

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.

Updated May 26 2020

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Runtime: 16 mins Rating: 4.7 Tag Line: Queen of the Blues

Cast

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington

Isabel Washington

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

herself

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

the cornetist

James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

the pianist

Hall Johnson

Hall Johnson

Thomas Morris

Thomas Morris

Crew

Walter Strenge

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Dudley Murphy

Dudley Murphy

Director

W.C. Handy

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

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