Full Cast & Crew
Cast (7)
Bessie Smith as Bessie - Battered Wife
James P. Johnson as Piano Player (uncredited)
Alec Lovejoy as Gambler (uncredited)
Jimmy Mordecai as Jimmy the Pimp
Isabel Washington as Jimmy's Girlfriend
Hall Johnson as Choir Leader (uncredited)
Thomas Morris as Coronet Player (uncredited)
Directing (1)
Dudley Murphy · Director
Writing (1)
Dudley Murphy · Writer
Production (2)
Richard C. Currier · Production Supervisor
W.C. Handy · Co-Producer
Camera (1)
Walter Strenge · Director of Photography
Editing (1)
Russell G. Shields · Editor
Sound (1)
George Oschmann · Sound