St. Louis Blues

Name: St. Louis Blues
Cast: Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington

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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 & Crew

Director: Dudley Murphy

Bessie Smith

as Bessie - Battered Wife

James P. Johnson

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Alec Lovejoy

as Gambler (uncredited)

Jimmy Mordecai

as Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington

as Jimmy's Girlfriend

Hall Johnson

as Choir Leader (uncredited)

Thomas Morris

as Coronet Player (uncredited)

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