Bessie - Battered Wife
Bessie Smith
Bessie - Battered Wife
Overview
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
Piano Player (uncredited)
James P. Johnson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy
Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy the Pimp
Jimmy Mordecai
Jimmy the Pimp
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Isabel Washington
Jimmy's Girlfriend
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Hall Johnson
Choir Leader (uncredited)
Coronet Player (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
Coronet Player (uncredited)
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St. Louis Blues 1929 (Short, Music) Bessie Smith, Jimmy Mordecai, Isabel Washington
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