1929 • NR • 16m
5.2/10
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Overview
In this all-black cast short, legendary blues singer Bessie Smith finds her gambler lover Jimmy mess 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.
5.2/10
(18 users) Cast / Crew 
Bessie Smith Bessie - Battered Wife 
James P. Johnson Piano Player (uncredited) Alec Lovejoy Gambler (uncredited) Jimmy Mordecai Jimmy the Pimp Isabel Washington Jimmy's Girlfriend Hall Johnson Choir Leader (uncredited) Thomas Morris Coronet Player (uncredited) 
Dudley Murphy Director W.C. Handy Co-Producer Walter Strenge Director of Photography 
Richard C. Currier Production Supervisor Russell G. Shields Editor George Oschmann Sound Dudley Murphy Writer
Bessie Smith Bessie - Battered Wife James P. Johnson Piano Player (uncredited) Alec Lovejoy Gambler (uncredited) Jimmy Mordecai Jimmy the Pimp Isabel Washington Jimmy's Girlfriend Hall Johnson Choir Leader (uncredited) Thomas Morris Coronet Player (uncredited) Dudley Murphy Director W.C. Handy Co-Producer Walter Strenge Director of Photography Richard C. Currier Production Supervisor Russell G. Shields Editor George Oschmann Sound Dudley Murphy Writer
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