St. Louis Blues

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Music,

Drama

Duration:

16 minutes

Year:

1929

Director:

Dudley Murphy

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Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast:

Bessie - Battered Wife

Piano Player (uncredited)

Gambler (uncredited)

Jimmy the Pimp

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Crew:

Director

Co-Producer

Director of Photography

Sound

Production Supervisor