The St. Louis Blues (1929)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The St. Louis Blues |
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| Film type | Short |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Dialogue |
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| Swedish release | 1978-03-23 |
Cast
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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| Alternative title |
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| Title for Swedish TV release |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Story | |
| Producer |
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Musical Arrangement |
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| Orchestra | |
| Orchestra Leader |
Cast
| Bessie Smith | |||
| Johnny Lee | |||
| Joe Smith | med i orkestern finns bl a | ||
| Russell Smith | |||
| Sidney De Paris | |||
| Charlie Green | |||
| Harry Hull | |||
| James P. Johnson | pianist | ||
| Charlie Dixon | |||
| Kaiser Marshall | |||
| James P. Johnson's Orchestra | |||
| The W.C. Handy Choir |
Companies
| Production Company | RCA Photophone Inc. |
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Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.19:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | RCA Photophone System |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in metres | 439 meter |
| Length in minutes | 16 min |
| Reels | 2 reels |
Production location
| USA | 1929-06 | 1929-06 | ||||
| Astoria, Long Island | New York |
Release dates
| First showing | 1929-09-08 | USA | ||||
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| Other showing | 1972-01-21 | |||||
| Release in Sweden | 1978-03-23 | TV1 | Sweden | 16 min | ||
| TV showing | 1981-01-22 | TV1 | Sweden | 16 min | ||
| Cinematheque screening | 1982-02-10 | Sweden | ||||
| 1982-02-12 | Sweden | |||||
| Other showing | 1996-07-22 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Saint Louis Blues | |
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| Composer | W.C. Handy | (1914) |
| Lyrics | W.C. Handy | (1914) |
| Orchestra | James P. Johnson's Orchestra | |
| Singer | Bessie Smith | |
| The W.C. Handy Choir |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
| Length | 174 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | 2 |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | No |
| Negatives | No |
| Contact sheets | No |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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