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St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues

5.4 (24) ·1929 ·16 min ·Movie
Music Drama

Queen of the 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 Cast

Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (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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