St. Louis Blues

Plot Summary

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 - Battered Wife

James P. Johnson Piano Player (uncredited)

Alec Lovejoy Gambler (uncredited)

Jimmy Mordecai Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington Jimmy's Girlfriend