St. Louis Blues (1929)

Name: St. Louis Blues
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 16 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

Movie"Queen of the Blues"

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NR 16 minSep 8th, 1929Drama, 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.

StarringBessie SmithJames P. JohnsonAlec Lovejoy

DirectorDudley Murphy

WriterDudley Murphy

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