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St. Louis Blues (1929)

St. Louis Blues (1929)

Drama Music

Queen of the Blues

Release Date: 1929, September 8
Directors: Dudley Murphy
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Thomas Morris, Hall Johnson, Bessie Smith, Alec Lovejoy, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

short film