St. Louis Blues

16m

5.4

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

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Gambler (uncredited)

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Choir Leader (uncredited)

Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Writer

Russell G. Shields

Director of Photography

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

George Oschmann