St. Louis Blues, Bessie Smith, 1929, Public Domain, Classic Film. #ClassicFilm

Experience a piece of American music and film history with St. Louis Blues (1929), starring legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in her only known film appearance. Directed by Dudley Murphy, this historic 16-minute musical short blends drama, blues, jazz, and early sound filmmaking. Bessie Smith performs alongside musicians including James P. Johnson, Thomas Morris, Joe Smith, and the Hall Johnson Choir. Originally released in 1929, St. Louis Blues was later selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. This presentation is part of the Historically Correct Vintage Film Vault, featuring classic films, historical footage, documentaries, Westerns, educational films, and other important works from film history. Original release: 1929 Runtime: Approximately 16 minutes Format: Black & white, sound Source: Library of Congress Public Domain Notice: This film was published in the United States in 1929 and is in the public domain in the United States. #StLouisBlues, #BessieSmith, #PublicDomain, #ClassicFilm, Thank you for watching! Sources: https://www.whiteoaksnmgoldrush.com/w... I'd like to give special thanks to Silver City New Mexico Museum for all their assistance. https://www.silvercitymuseum.org/ Various Programs used in my videos: 1.Photoshop 2.llEleven Labs https://beta.elevenlabs.io/ (free under 10,000 characters a month) 3.Leonardo AI (free up to 150 images a day) 4. Dream machine 5. Hedra 6. Google Flow Veo 3