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St. Louis Blues
1929, Sep 08
0h 16m
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
Written by
Dudley Murphy
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)
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