St. Louis Blues (movie)

St. Louis Blues (movie)

  • User score: 5.2
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Dudley Murphy
  • Production companies: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Genre: Music, Drama
  • Release date: 9/8/1929
  • Run time: 16 min.

Movie description

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.

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Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Role(s): Bessie - Battered Wife

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James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

Role(s): Piano Player (uncredited)

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Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Role(s): Gambler (uncredited)

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Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy Mordecai

Role(s): Jimmy the Pimp

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Isabel Washington

Isabel Washington

Role(s): Jimmy's Girlfriend

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