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St. Louis Blues

  • 19391939
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
67
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POPULARITY
136,080
9,684
Dorothy Lamour and Lloyd Nolan in St. Louis Blues (1939)
ComedyMusical
A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue.... Read allA Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue. But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begin... Read allA Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the skipper of a showboat who befriends her, and they make plans to put together a musical revue. But a competing carnival owner hatches a scheme to put an end to the show before it begins.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
67
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
136,080
9,684
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    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Stuart Boylan
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
      • Eleanore Griffin(story)
    • Stars
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Lloyd Nolan
      • Tito Guízar
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Stuart Boylan
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
      • Eleanore Griffin(story)
    • Stars
      • Dorothy Lamour
      • Lloyd Nolan
      • Tito Guízar
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    • 4User reviews
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    Maxine Sullivan in St. Louis Blues (1939)
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    Dorothy Lamour in St. Louis Blues (1939)
    Tito Guízar, Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, and Mary Parker in St. Louis Blues (1939)

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    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Norma Malone
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Dave Geurney
    Tito Guízar
    Tito Guízar
    • Rafael San Ramos
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Ivan DeBrett
    Jessie Ralph
    Jessie Ralph
    • Aunt Tibbie
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Maj. Martingale
    Mary Parker
    Mary Parker
    • Punkins
    Maxine Sullivan
    Maxine Sullivan
    • Ida
    Cliff Nazarro
    Cliff Nazarro
    • Shorty
    Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian
    • Sheriff Burdick
    Walter Soderling
    Walter Soderling
    • Mr. Hovey
    The King's Men
    • THe King's Men
    Virginia Howell
    Virginia Howell
    • Mrs. Hovey
    Matty Malneck
    • Matty Malneck
    Hall Johnson Choir
    • Hall Johnson Choir
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Reporter
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Actor
    • (uncredited)
    William Alston
    • Leather Lung Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Raoul Walsh
    • Writers
      • Malcolm Stuart Boylan
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
      • Eleanore Griffin(story)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Remington Steele: Cast in Steele (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      JUNIOR
      (uncredited)

      Written by Frank Loesser

      Performed by Dorothy Lamour

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    7/10
    St. Louis Blues was a nice showcase for the singing of Dorothy Lamour and Maxine Sullivan
    This was one of only two movies that showcased African-American singer Maxine Sullivan. The other was Going Places which I reviewed a few days ago. She has more songs to sing here like this movie's title song but it puts her in the kind of costumes her race was confined to during this period of stereotyping. At least one of those songs she warbled was a Scottish tune! The actual star is Dorothy Lamour in which her character says she's tired of all those sarong roles which was what she was known for during this period. So here, she's trying to run from Broadway and goes on a showboat known for putting on shows all over the country like in Baton Rouge (the movie doesn't actually show the city, only words printed on screen showing which ones the boat enters). By the way, Ms. Lamour was a native of New Orleans which is only a couple of hours from BR, a city I currently live in. Don't really feel like recounting the whole plot, only that I really liked St. Louis Blues especially Ms. Lamour and Ms. Sullivan's warbling.
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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Best of the Blues
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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