St. Louis Blues (1929)
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Bessie Smith
as Bessie - Battered Wife
as Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
as Piano Player (uncredited)
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
as Jimmy the Pimp
as Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
as Choir Leader (uncredited)
as Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
as Coronet Player (uncredited)
as Coronet Player (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Dudley Murphy
Director
Director
W.C. Handy
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Richard C. Currier
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
George Oschmann
Sound
Sound
Russell G. Shields
Editor
Editor
Dudley Murphy
Writer
Writer
