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Queen of the Blues - St. Louis Blues
Movie Details

Title: St. Louis Blues

Release Date: 8 Sep 1929

Runtime: 16m

Genre: Music, Drama

Director: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.3 (20 votes)

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): Thomas Morris
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