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