St. Louis Blues (1929)

ALL 09/08/1929 (en) Music, Drama 16 Min
  • Release
    09/08/1929
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    53%
  • Original title
    St. Louis Blues
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Queen of the Blues

Overview

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.

  1. Dudley Murphy

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Bessie Smith

    Bessie - Battered Wife

  2. James P. Johnson

    Piano Player (uncredited)

  3. Alec Lovejoy

    Gambler (uncredited)

  4. Jimmy Mordecai

    Jimmy the Pimp

  5. Isabel Washington

    Jimmy's Girlfriend

  6. Hall Johnson

    Choir Leader (uncredited)

  7. Thomas Morris

    Coronet Player (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 7

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St. Louis Blues (1929) 16 Min

ALL 09/08/1929 (en)
Music, Drama
  • Release 09/08/1929
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Original title St. Louis Blues
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Queen of the Blues

Overview

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.

  1. Dudley Murphy

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Russell G. Shields

    Editor

  4. Producer