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.
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)