St. Louis Blues
Genre:
Drama, Music, Short
Countries:
United States
Release Date: September 8, 1929
Year: 1929
Runtime:16 min
IMDb Rating:
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.
Hall Johnson Choir, Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington