Not to be confused with the 1929 film st louis blues with its remarkable footage of bessie. Louis blues 1958 15090 movieart original film posters. The legendary empress of the blues, bessie smith, stars in her only film, the. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Louis blues roster and statistics previous season next season record. Louis blues was first featured in black vaudeville circa 1916 by charles anderson. Louis blues gratuitement en francais vostfr hd superieure avec coudert couturier role st jacques, allyriane emile role anne, cerise minette role juliette, harry anna role amy, gregoria romeo role terence, arlene whitney role rosalie, nadia lauri role clarinda, elinor elijah role abel, enoch gil role eilene, leeann ora role rosena. Louis blues, just as blue as i can be, lord, lord that mans got a heart like a rock cast in the sea or else he wouldnt have gone so far from me i got those st. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces will. Louis blues, is a fictional abomination full of every bad cliche that hollywood could come up with. The film, sort of a protomusic video in which bessie smith sings the song and acts the part of a downandout woman at the behest of an abusive husband, was something of a sellout move for smith, who turned to movies when her recording career was flailing.
Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment st. Louis blues 1958complete movie with hq picture and st. Directed by dudley murphy, it is the only known film of bessie smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not. Louis blues 1939 unhappy with her broadway role as a south seas siren, singer norma malone dorothy lamour runs away, seeking refuge on board a mississippi showboat run by dave geurney. Louis blues reacquire important piece of team history.
Nat king cole is superb as wc handy in a film named after his famous composition st louis blues 1958. The song is collected on ethel waters, 19291939 timeless, cbc. Louis blues louis armstrong louis armstrong plays w. The first two, by artie shaw 1939 and benny goodman 1937 both stem from the. I hate to see that evening sun go down i hate to see that evening sun go down cause my baby, hes gone left this town feelin tomorrow like i feel today if im feelin tomorrow like i feel today ill pack my truck and make my giveaway st. Louis blues 1939 full movie download full hd youtube. Will handy grows up in memphis with his preacher father and his aunt hagar.
Louis blues 1939 cast and crew unhappy with her broadway role as a south seas siren, singer norma malone dorothy lamour runs away, seeking refuge on board a mississippi showboat run by. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue. To coincide with the premiere, april 10th was declared handy day by the mayor and featured a daylong celebration. Louis as a fundraiser for needy children on april 10, 1958, only days after handys death on march 28th at the age of 84. Feb 20, 2017 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment st. In this allblack cast short, legendary blues singer bessie smith finds her gambler lover jimmy messin with a pretty, younger woman.
On the basis of the songs popularity, handy has been called the father of the blues. Directors cut is presented by bud light and provides exclusive neverbeforeseen footage of the 24 hours immediately after the blues won their first championship. Louis woman with all her diamond rings pulls that man around by her apron strings if it wasnt for powder and for store bought hair the man i love wouldnt gone nowhere nowhere got the st. Louis blues is perhaps the most venerable of all standards. Louis blues in 1929 that took this statement to an extreme deep thought. Sullivan was born marietta williams in homestead, pennsylvania.
Directed by dudley murphy, it is the only known film of bessie smith, and the soundtrack is her only recording not controlled by columbia records. Bessie smith st louis blues full movie 1929 youtube. As you are visiting wikiloops, any personal data that is being processed is treated in compliance to the european general data protection regulation. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. Louis blues 1958 starring nat king cole, eartha kitt, cab calloway, and ella fitzgerald. Louis blues in 1929 that took this statement to an extreme. Its one saving grace was the dignified performance given by nat king cole in the lead role even if handy was never a singing pianist. Apr 17, 2017 blues intro video for the stanley cup playoffs. Help me to cairo, make saint louis by maself, git to cairo, find ma old friend jeff, gwine to pin maself close to his side. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1939 freigegeben. Louis blues 1939 film wikimili, the best wikipedia.
The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican. Louis blues i got the blues, i got the blues, i got the blues my mans got a heart like a rock cast in the sea or else he wouldnt have gone so far from me, lord, lord. Although the plot was not related to the song, the st. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals st louis blues. Louis blues, a song by nat king cole on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Louis blues reacquire important piece of team history the st. A broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Louis blues the early sound film features smith in an africanamerican speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the w. Dorothy lamour, lloyd nolan, mary parker, jessie st. Deep thought the film, sort of a protomusic video in which bessie smith sings the song and acts the part of a downandout woman at the behest of an abusive husband, was something of a sellout move for smith, who turned to movies when. Louis blues is a 1939 american musical film directed by raoul walsh that was set on a mississippi river showboat.
The first 12 tracks present his treatments of songs written by or associated with w. Handy and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Blues ride balanced attack in 51 win against stars. Louis blues blue as i can be my man got a heart like a rock cast in the deep blue sea. It is a role cal of blues singers from the 50s nat cole, eartha kitt, ruby dee, pearl bailey even mahalia jackson makes an appearance.
In 1929, bessie smith made her only film appearance, and she sang st. Louis blues louis armstrong solo b flat instruments a7. Louis blues have reacquired the organ that the legendary ernie hayes used to play at home games in old st. With bessie smith, jimmy mordecai, isabel washington, hall johnson choir. Louis woman, wid her diamon rings pulls dat man around by her apron. Handy, recorded in conjunction with coles starring role in the 1958 handy film biography st. Bessie smith, in her only film appearance, as bessie.
Louis blues 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With dorothy lamour, lloyd nolan, tito guizar, jerome cowan. A complete list of musicals produced by paramount pictures during. Louis woman with her diamond ring pulls that man around by her, if it wasnt for her and her. Handy maxine sullivan with claude thornhill and orch.
A hundred years later the values of the father feel maddening, but taken in its time it is a treatise on acculturation and spiritual values. A few of the films present scenes at the cotton club complete with saucy. The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. This film is the biography of blues composer will handy, who grew up in memphis the son of a preacher who fully intended for his son to use his musical talents only in church. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. May 11, 2020 nat king cole is superb as wc handy in a film named after his famous composition st louis blues 1958. The early sound film features smith in an africanamerican speakeasy of the prohibition era singing the w. Artists included jazz singer maxine sullivan and composersingeractor hoagy carmichael. With nat king cole, eartha kitt, cab calloway, ella fitzgerald. Vostfr gaz bar blues 2003 streaming vf hd film entier. Handy i hate to see that evenin sun go down i hate to see that evenin sun go down cause my baby, he done lef this town. This essay considers how hollywood presented the song st. One of my favourite dorothy lamour movies,in which an ideally cast dottie.
Hoagy carmichael is spotlighted in a 1939 short, fats waller sings his classic. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he cant stay away from the music of the streets and workers. Louis blues full movie in hd visit a broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees th. Louis blues is a 1929 american tworeel short film starring bessie smith.
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