1929
5.5 (21 votes)
0h 16m
Genres
Music
Drama
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures
St. Louis Blues
Queen of the Blues
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Dudley Murphy
Director of Photography: Walter Strenge
Writer: Dudley Murphy
Top Cast
Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)
