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St. Louis blues

Title
St. Louis blues [motion picture] / Dudley Murphy.
Publication
Minneapolis, MN : Festival, 1929.

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Additional Authors
  • Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937.
  • Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968.
Description
1 film reel (17 min.) : sd. b&w.; 16 mm.
Summary
A dramatized interpretation of the classic Blues, with an all-Black cast and starring Bessie Smith in her only film appearance as the wronged wife. W.C. Handy was music director as well as co-author of the script, and the music is played by James P. Johnson's Orchestra consisting mostly of the members of the Fletcher Henderson Band with the W.C. Handy choir. The film was made in Astoria, Long Island, during late June 1929.
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Credits (note)
  • Director, Dudley Murphy.
Performer (note)
  • Bessie Smith.
Title
St. Louis blues [motion picture] / Dudley Murphy.
Imprint
Minneapolis, MN : Festival, 1929.
Cast
Bessie Smith.
Credits
Director, Dudley Murphy.
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Added Author
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937. Performer
Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968. Director
Branch Call Number
M16 1861 S
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