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.
Title | St. Louis Blues |
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Year | 1929 |
Genre | Music, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | RKO Radio Pictures |
Cast | Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson |
Crew | Dudley Murphy (Director), W.C. Handy (Co-Producer), Walter Strenge (Director of Photography), Dudley Murphy (Writer), Russell G. Shields (Editor), Richard C. Currier (Production Supervisor) |
Keyword | short film |
Release | Sep 08, 1929 |
Runtime | 16 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.30 / 10 by 20 users |