St. Louis Blues (1929)

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.

• Release Date: 1929-09-08
• Runtime: 0h 16min
• Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
• Production Country: United States of America
• Director: Dudley Murphy