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St. Louis blues

Title
  1. St. Louis blues [videocassette] / director, story, Dudley Murphy ; under the supervision of Dick Currier.
Published by
  1. Astoria, N.Y. : Gramercy Studios of RCA Photophone, Inc.

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Additional authors
  1. Currier, Dick
  2. Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968
  3. Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937
  4. Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
  5. Johnson, Rosamond
  6. Mordecai, Jimmy
  7. Washington, Isabel
  8. RCA Photophone
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (U-matic) (17 min.) : sd., b&w; 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Bessie Smith plays a woman arriving home to find her man Jimmy with another woman (Isabel Washington), who has brought him luck in a crap game. Disconsolate over his infidelity, Bessie sings "My man's got a heart like a rock" while perched at a bar in a nightclub. Bessie is joined by a band and chorus. Jimmy (Jimmy Mordecai) appears and does a rousing dance, fakes a reconciliation with Bessie only to run off with all her money again. This is the only surviving film made by the legendary blues singer.
Alternative title
  1. Saint Louis blues.
Subject
  1. African American singers -- Drama
  2. African Americans in motion pictures
  3. Blues (Music) -- To 1931
  4. Jazz -- 1921-1930
  5. Short films
Genre/Form
  1. Black films and programs.
  2. Music shorts.
Call number
  1. Sc Visual VRB-2013
Note
  1. Other titles on this tape: Symphony in Black (9 minutes) -- Pie-Pie Blackbird (9 minutes)-- Jitterbug Party (6 minutes)
Credits (note)
  1. Choral arrangements by W.C. Handy and Rosamund Johnson, cinematography by Walter Strenge.
Performer (note)
  1. Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson Band, W.C. Handy Choir.
Title
  1. St. Louis blues [videocassette] / director, story, Dudley Murphy ; under the supervision of Dick Currier.
Imprint
  1. Astoria, N.Y. : Gramercy Studios of RCA Photophone, Inc., 1929.
Cast
  1. Bessie Smith, James P. Johnson Orchestra, Fletcher Henderson Band, W.C. Handy Choir.
Credits
  1. Choral arrangements by W.C. Handy and Rosamund Johnson, cinematography by Walter Strenge.
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Added author
  1. Currier, Dick.
  2. Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968. Director
  3. Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 Performer
  4. Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Arranger
  5. Johnson, Rosamond. Arranger
  6. Mordecai, Jimmy. Performer
  7. Washington, Isabel. Performer
  8. RCA Photophone.
Added title
  1. Saint Louis blues.
Research call number
  1. Sc Visual VRB-2013 Original of: Sc Visual VRA-259
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