Queen of the 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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Cast
- Bessie SmithBessie - Battered Wife
- James P. JohnsonPiano Player (uncredited)
- Alec LovejoyGambler (uncredited)
- Jimmy MordecaiJimmy the Pimp
- Isabel WashingtonJimmy's Girlfriend
- Hall JohnsonChoir Leader (uncredited)
- Thomas MorrisCoronet Player (uncredited)
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- Dudley MurphyDirector
- Dudley MurphyWriter
- Walter StrengeDirector of Photography
- Russell G. ShieldsEditor
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