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St. Louis Blues(Movie, 1929)

16min | Genres: Music, Drama
St. Louis BluesRating: 2.6/5 (with 77 votes)
St. Louis Blues is a 1929 American two-reel short film starring Bessie Smith. The early sound film features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the W. C. Handy standard, "St. Louis Blues". Directed by Dudley Murphy, it is the only known film of Bessie Smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not controlled by Columbia Records. Bessie Smith had a hit on the song in 1925 and Handy himself asked Bessie Smith to appear in the movie. Handy co-authored the film and was the musical director. The film was a dramatization of the song, a woman left alone by her roving man. It features a band that included James P. Johnson on piano, Thomas Morris and Joe Smith on cornet, Bernard Addison on guitar and banjo, as well as the Hall Johnson Choir with some thrilling harmonies at the end. The film has an all Af... ()
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About St. Louis 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 dancers.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/08/1929
Director: Dudley Murphy
Producer: W. C. Handy
Screenwriter: Dudley Murphy
Composer: W. C. Handy
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The St. Louis Blues"
Keywords: short film
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Other movies with this title: St. Louis Blues (US, 1939), St. Louis Blues (US, 1958)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:79194, Added: 03/16/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024