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TMDB Rating 4.8

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Revenue: $0

Budget: $0

Profit: - $0


Movie Details

Tag Line: Queen of the Blues

Status: Released

Average Rating: 5

Release Date: Sep 8, 1929

Rating: 1929-09-08

Run Time: 12h 16m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Bessie - Battered Wife

Age : 43 | Popularity : 3%

James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Gambler (uncredited)

Age : 52 | Popularity : 6%

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Isabel Washington

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hall Johnson

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Thomas Morris

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Production Co-Producer
W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy
Production Supervisor
Richard C. Currier
Richard C. Currier
Camera Director of Photography
Walter Strenge
Walter Strenge
Writing Writer
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Editing Editor
Russell G. Shields
Russell G. Shields
Sound Sound
George Oschmann
George Oschmann
Department Role Name

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