St. Louis Blues

IMDb 5.3 1929 • 16 min • MusicDrama

Director

Dudley Murphy

Country

US

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 Smith Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
James P. Johnson Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy Mordecai Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Isabel Washington Jimmy's Girlfriend