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St. Louis Blues

1958, Movie, NR, 93 mins

St. Louis Blues: Cast & Details

Year: 1958
Rated NR
Parental Rating: Acceptable for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 93
Format: Black & White
Genre(s): Biography; Musical
Production Co(s).: Paramount
Released By: Paramount

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Cast
Nat "King" Cole: W.C. Handy
Eartha Kitt: Gogo Germaine
Pearl Bailey: Aunt Hagar
Cab Calloway: Blade
Ella Fitzgerald: Herself
Mahalia Jackson: Bessie May
Ruby Dee: Elizabeth
Juano Hernandez: Charles Handy
Billy Preston: W.C. Handy as a Boy
Teddy Buckner: Musician
Barney Bigard: Musician
George "Red" Callender: Musician
Lee Young: Musician
George Washington: Musician

Credits
Allen Reisner: Director
Robert Smith: Writer
Ted Sherdeman: Writer - based on the life and music of W.C. Handy
Robert Smith: Producer
Haskell Boggs: Cinematographer - Vistavision
Eda Warren: Editor
W.C. Handy: Musical Composer
Hal Pereira: Art Director
Roland Anderson: Art Director
Edith Head: Costumes
John P. Fulton: Special Effects
Nelson Riddle: Music Director