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St. Louis Blues
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5.4In 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.
Released: 1929-09-0816 minDir: Dudley MurphyMusic, Drama
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Cast
- Bessie Smith as Bessie - Battered Wife
- James P. Johnson as Piano Player (uncredited)
- Alec Lovejoy as Gambler (uncredited)
- Jimmy Mordecai as Jimmy the Pimp
- Isabel Washington as Jimmy's Girlfriend
- Hall Johnson as Choir Leader (uncredited)
Themes
- short film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Screenwriter
- Dudley Murphy
- Cast member
- Bessie Smith
- Composer
- W. C. Handy
- Producer
- W. C. Handy
- Duration
- 17
- Image
- Louis Blues.jpg
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- title
- St. Louis Blues
- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- different from
- St. Louis Blues
- color
- black-and-white
- copyright status
- public domain
- Commons category
- St. Louis Blues (1929 film)
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