St. Louis Blues
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 ...
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Cast
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Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
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Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
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Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
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Hall Johnson Choir
Choir
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Edgar Connor
Craps game leader
Johnny Lee
Bartender
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Hall Johnson
Choir Leader
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James P. Johnson
Piano Player
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Alec Lovejoy
Gambler
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Thomas Morris
Coronet Player
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Walter Strenge
Cinematographer
