St. Louis Blues

Queen of the Blues

St. Louis Blues — Plot

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.

• Release date
• September 8, 1929
• Runtime
• 16 min
• Genres
• Music, Drama
• Director
• Dudley Murphy

St. Louis Blues — Cast

Bessie Smith Bessie - Battered Wife

J

James P. Johnson Piano Player (uncredited) Alec Lovejoy Gambler (uncredited)

J

Jimmy Mordecai Jimmy the Pimp

I

Isabel Washington Jimmy's Girlfriend

H

Hall Johnson Choir Leader (uncredited)

T

Thomas Morris Coronet Player (uncredited)