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St. Louis Blues (1929) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1929 · 16 mins · English
- Directed by
- Dudley Murphy
- Starring
- Thomas Morris, Bessie Smith, Alec Lovejoy, Isabel Washington, Jimmy Mordecai, James P. Johnson
In this short film featuring an all‑Black cast, legendary blues vocalist Bessie Smith discovers that her gambler boyfriend Jimmy is flirting with a young, attractive woman. When Jimmy leaves, Bessie launches into a soulful blues performance, accompanied by a lively chorus and dancers, conveying her heartache.
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