MusicDrama

St. Louis Blues

1929

16 min

5.3

52.7%

User Score

(22 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Dudley Murphy

STARRING

Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

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St. Louis Blues 1929 (Short, Music) Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

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St. Louis Blues 1929 (Short, Music) Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

Cast

Bessie Smith

Bessie - Battered Wife

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Alec Lovejoy

Gambler (uncredited)

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)