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St. Louis Blues
Directed by Dudley Murphy192916 minMusic / Drama / Short
Bessie Smith performs W. C. Handy's blues standard in a compact early sound drama about heartbreak and hard living.
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Bessie Smith performs W. C. Handy's blues standard in a compact early sound drama about heartbreak and hard living.
- Director
- Dudley Murphy
- Year
- 1929
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Genres
- Music / Drama / Short