St. Louis Blues
Cast ~ CrewCast ~
Nat King Cole
-W.C. Handy
Eartha Kitt
-Gogo Germaine
Cab Calloway
-Blade
Ella Fitzgerald
-Singer
Mahalia Jackson
-Bessie May
Ruby Dee
-Elizabeth
Juano Hernández
-Rev. Charles Handy
Teddy Buckner
-Musician
Barney Bigard
-Musician
George 'Red' Callender
-Musician
Lee Young
-Musician
George Washington
-Musician
Billy Preston
-Will Handy as a Boy
Pearl Bailey
-Aunt Hagar
Prod. ~ Crew
Nellie Manley
Costume & Make-Up (Hair Designer)
Edith Head
Costume & Make-Up (Costume Design)
Robert R. Benton
Art (Set Decoration)
Nelson Riddle
Sound (Music)
Eda Warren
Editing (Editor)
Sam Comer
Art (Set Decoration)
W.C. Handy
Sound (Music)
Haskell B. Boggs
Crew (Cinematography)
Wally Westmore
Costume & Make-Up (Makeup Designer)
Robert Smith
Production (Producer)
Roland Anderson
Art (Art Direction)
Hal Pereira
Art (Art Direction)
Allen Reisner
Directing (Director)
Spencer Williams
Writing (Lyricist)
Mack David
Writing (Lyricist)
Martha Koenig
Writing (Lyricist)
Mercedes Gilbert
Writing (Lyricist)
W.C. Handy
Sound (Songs)
Ted Sherdeman
Writing (Writer)
Robert Smith
Writing (Writer)