Kino-polis
HomeBrowseCollectionsReading RoomAbout
Kino-polis

A personal screening room for early cinema

© 2026 Kino-polis

St. Louis Blues

1929·16 min·US
Director: Dudley Murphy
MusicDrama

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.

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.

Watch

Where to Watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

Cast

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Bessie - Battered Wife

J

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Gambler (uncredited)

J

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

I

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

H

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

T

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Dudley Murphy

writer

Walter Strenge

cinematographer

More Like This

Dixiana

Dixiana

1930
Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique

1924
Danse macabre

Danse macabre

1922
King of Jazz

King of Jazz

1930
Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

1930
The Late Mathias Pascal

The Late Mathias Pascal

1925
The Scar of Shame

The Scar of Shame

1929
Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

1929
Asphalt

Asphalt

1929
Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise

1938
Male and Female

Male and Female

1919
Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life

1928