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.

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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

Dudley Murphy

Director

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Dudley Murphy

Writer

Russell G. Shields

Editor

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

George Oschmann

Sound