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Bessie Smith

Bessie Smith

Bessie - Battered Wife

James P. Johnson

James P. Johnson

Piano Player (uncredited)

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Gambler (uncredited)

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy Mordecai

Jimmy the Pimp

Isabel Washington

Isabel Washington

Jimmy's Girlfriend

Hall Johnson

Hall Johnson

Choir Leader (uncredited)

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Thomas Morris

Thomas Morris

Coronet Player (uncredited)

Crew

Dudley Murphy

Director

W.C. Handy

Co-Producer

Walter Strenge

Director of Photography

Richard C. Currier

Production Supervisor

Russell G. Shields

Editor

George Oschmann

Sound

Dudley Murphy

Writer

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