St. Louis Blues is a 1929 American two-reel short film starring Bessie Smith. The early sound film features Smith in an African-American speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the W. C. Handy standard, "St. Louis Blues". Directed by Dudley Murphy, it is the only known film of Bessie Smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not controlled by Columbia Records.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Blues_(1929_film)

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https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/public-domain-films-from-the-national-film-registry/ (retrieved Mon 29 May 2023)

https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00063365/ (retrieved Mon 29 May 2023)

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https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mbrs/ntscrm/00063365/00063365.mov

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