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St. Louis Blues

Queen of the Blues

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.

MusicDrama

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Language

Original release language

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Lead production company

Scope

16 min

Total runtime

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Cast

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Featured 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

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Key crew roles and departments.

Dudley Murphy

Director

Directing

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Production

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Camera

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

Production

George Oschmann

Sound

Russell G. Shields

Editor

Editing

Dudley Murphy

Writer

Writing

Videos

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Videos

St. Louis Blues 1929 (Short, Music) Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

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1175 × 1763

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500 × 750

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TMDB Score

5.4

from 23 ratings

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