St. Louis Blues 1929
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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.
- Released: 1929-09-08
- Runtime: 16 minutes
- Genre: Music, Drama
- Stars: Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington
- Director: Dudley Murphy, W.C. Handy, Walter Strenge, Richard C. Currier, Russell G. Shields
