"Queen of the Blues" 08 September 1929 Drama, Music 16 mins
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 as Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson as Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy as Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai as Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson as Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris as Coronet Player (uncredited)
Dudley Murphy Director
W.C. Handy Co-Producer
Walter Strenge Director of Photography
Richard C. Currier Production Supervisor
George Oschmann Sound
Russell G. Shields Editor
Dudley Murphy Writer
The St. Louis Blues Trailer
United States 08 September 1929
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