St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

16 mins | Drama, Music | Sept. 8, 1929

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.

St. Louis Blues

16 mins | Drama, Music | Sept. 8, 1929

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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title St. Louis Blues
Directors Dudley Murphy
Writers 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 Choir

as Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris

as Coronet Player (uncredited)