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St. Louis Blues

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Calorie Rating: 22
Released: 1929-09-08
Running Time: 16 Minutes
Studios: RKO Radio Pictures,


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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Cast

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

Jimmy Mordecai
Character: Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Character: Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Character: Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris
Character: Coronet Player (uncredited)


Production and Crew

W.C. Handy
Co-Producer
Walter Strenge
Director of Photography
Richard C. Currier
Production Supervisor