Basic Info
Release: April 07, 1958
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.6/10 (5 votes)
Status: Released
St. Louis Blues
1958
105 min
⭐ 7.6/10
5 votes
Overview
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the streets and workers. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, Gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces Will to be her accompanist. Will is estranged from his father for many years while he writes and publishes many blues songs. At last the family is reunited when Gogo brings them to New York to see Will's music played by a symphony orchestra.
Genres
Drama
History
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Nat King Cole
W.C. Handy
Eartha Kitt
Gogo Germaine
Cab Calloway
Blade
Ella Fitzgerald
Singer
Mahalia Jackson
Bessie May
Ruby Dee
Elizabeth
Juano Hernández
Rev. Charles Handy
Teddy Buckner
Musician
Barney Bigard
Musician
George 'Red' Callender
Musician
Lee Young
Musician
George Washington
Musician
Crew
Nelson Riddle
Music
Haskell B. Boggs
Cinematography
Robert Smith
Producer
W.C. Handy
Music
Allen Reisner
Director
Robert Smith
Writer
Ted Sherdeman
Writer
Backdrops
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