St. Louis Blues
6.5
“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.
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Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
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Birthright
Black and Tan
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
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Yamekraw
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
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My Old Kentucky Home
The Peanut Man
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)
Dudley Murphy Director · Walter Strenge Cinematographer Russell G. Shields Editor
United States release September 8, 1929 · Produced in United States · Production RKO
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
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RKO
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 8, 1929
Theatrical
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