St. Louis Blues
"Queen of the Blues"
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Bessie Smith , James P. Johnson , Alec Lovejoy , Jimmy Mordecai , Isabel Washington , Hall Johnson , Thomas Morris
- Director: Dudley Murphy
