St. Louis Blues

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)

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

Dudley Murphy

Director, Writer

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Russell G. Shields

Editor

George Oschmann

Sound