1929
St. Louis Blues (1929)
"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.
Dudley Murphy
16 min
United States of America
DirectorDudley Murphy
CastAlec Lovejoy, Bessie Smith, Hall Johnson, Isabel Washington, James P. Johnson, Jimmy Mordecai
CountryUnited States of America
Duration16 min
