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St. Louis Blues


Director: Dudley Murphy

Genre: Music/Musicals

Year: 1929

Running time: 20 minutes

Territory: International

Studio: Cohen

Format: DCP

Cast: Bessie Smith, Johnny Lee, James P. Johnson, Fletcher Henderson Orchestra

Language options: Dialogue - EN

This jazz short tells the story of a woman (Bessie Smith, the legendary blues singer), who is deserted by her boyfriend for a St. Louis floozy. She then sings the title song which is arranged elaborately into a ten-minute presentation, with dancing sequences and a chorus by the Hall Johnson Choir.




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