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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 ...
St. Louis Blues: Directed by Dudley Murphy. With Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson Choir. In her only known film appearance, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith witnesses her lover's betrayal, then sings a powerful rendition of the title song.
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- Short, Drama, Music
- Dudley Murphy
- 1929-09-08
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Oct 19, 2019 · As if this perfect marriage of singer and song weren’t enough to conjure musical magic, Smith’s recording of “St. Louis Blues” featured a 24-year-old Louis Armstrong on cornet. Armstrong...
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Length (Film): 550 Feet. Caption. "St. Louis Blues" is a 1929 short film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Bessie Smith. The film is based upon Smith's performance of the blues standard, "St. Louis Blues" and is the only footage of her known to exist. The film was added to the National Film Registry in 2006. Description.
Apr 27, 2017 · RKO’s St. Louis Blues, directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Bessie Smith, was named to the National Film Registry in 2006. This two-reel early sound short premiered in New York before the feature Bulldog Drummond in 1929. The film was produced at the Gramercy Studio in Queens, and starred an entirely black cast.
May 18, 2015 · Watch Bessie Smith in her only movie appearance, the 1929 short film St. Louis Blues. In one of the first talkies ever made, Bessie catches her two-timing boyfriend, Jimmy, fooling around with a younger woman. To ease her pain, she sings the blues. Related Article: Bessie: History vs. Hollywood
