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St. Louis Blues
1929
★
5.4
16 min
Music
Drama
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.
Director
Dudley Murphy
Writer
Dudley Murphy
Stars
Bessie Smith
James P. Johnson
Alec Lovejoy
Cast
7
Bessie Smith
as Bessie - Battered Wife
J
James P. Johnson
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
as Gambler (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Mordecai
as Jimmy the Pimp
I
Isabel Washington
as Jimmy's Girlfriend
H
Hall Johnson
as Choir Leader (uncredited)
T
Thomas Morris
as Coronet Player (uncredited)
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St. Louis Blues (1929) — Cast & Connections | FilmLink
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