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.
Stars: Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson, Alec Lovejoy, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington, Hall Johnson
Crew: Dudley Murphy (Director), W.C. Handy (Co-Producer), Walter Strenge (Director of Photography), Dudley Murphy (Writer), Russell G. Shields (Editor), Richard C. Currier (Production Supervisor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: RKO Radio Pictures
Runtime: 16 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 08, 1929
IMDb: 5.778
Keywords:short film
