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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Bessie SmithBessie - Battered WifeJames P. Johnson
James P. JohnsonPiano Player (uncredited)
Alec LovejoyGambler (uncredited)Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy MordecaiJimmy the PimpIsabel Washington
Isabel WashingtonJimmy's GirlfriendHall Johnson
Hall JohnsonChoir Leader (uncredited)Thomas Morris
Thomas MorrisCoronet Player (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Director of Photography
- Walter Strenge
- Writer
- Dudley Murphy
- Editor
- Russell G. Shields