St. Louis blues / a Paramount Picture ; written by Robert Smith and Ted Sherdeman ; produced by Robert Smith ; directed by Allen Reisner.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965, actor.

Kitt, Eartha, actor.

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994, actor.

Fitzgerald, Ella, actor.

Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972, actor.

Bailey, Pearl, actor.

Smith, Robert (Robert E.), film producer, screenwriter.

Sherdeman, Ted, screenwriter.

Reisner, Allen, film director.

Warren, Eda, editor of moving image work.

Boggs, Haskell, director of photography.

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958, composer.

Riddle, Nelson, arranger of music, conductor.

Head, Edith, costume designer.

Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.

Standardized Title:

St. Louis blues (Motion picture : 1958)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958--Drama.

Handy, W. C.

Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.

Composers--United States--Biography--Drama.

Composers.

United States.

Genre:

Musical films.

Biographical films.

Feature films.

Biographies.

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[United States] : Vintage Shack, [2018?]

System Details:

Disc characteristics: DVD-R; may not play on all DVD players.

digital

optical

video file

DVD video

Summary:

Dramatization of the life of W.C. Handy.

Participant:

Nat "King" Cole, Eartha Kitt, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Mahalia Jackson, Pearl Bailey.

Credits:

Director of photography, Haskell Boggs; edited by Eda Warren; costumes, Edith Head; songs by W.C. Handy; music arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.

Notes:

Originally produced in the United States and released in 1958.

OCLC:

1083218878