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.
Top Billed 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
Featured Crew
Dudley Murphy
Director
W.C. Handy
Co-Producer
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Richard C. Currier
Production Supervisor
Russell G. Shields
Editor
George Oschmann
Sound
Dudley Murphy
Writer
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