“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.
Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)
White Man
Absolution
The Fast Runner
Continuum
The Nation
Biljana Returned from London
The Worst of Times
Hell
Battle of the Year
Honey: Rise Up and Dance
Hounddog
Ambush
Coda
Ticker
Fire
Boundin'
Bessie
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