
St. Louis Blues
IMDB:
5.3
Released
9/8/1929
Duration
0h 16m
Genre
Music, Drama
Country
United States of America
Cast
Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy
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.

St. Louis Blues
IMDB:
5.3Released
9/8/1929
Genre
Music, Drama
Cast
Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy
Duration
0h 16m
Country
United States of America
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.
Cast

Bessie - Battered Wife
Bessie Smith

Piano Player (uncredited)
James P. Johnson

Gambler (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy

Jimmy the Pimp
Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy's Girlfriend
Isabel Washington

Choir Leader (uncredited)
Hall Johnson

Coronet Player (uncredited)









