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St. Louis Blues (1958) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Allen Reisner

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Ted Sherdeman ... (writer)
Robert Smith ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Nat 'King' Cole ... W.C. Handy
Eartha Kitt ... Gogo Germaine
Cab Calloway ... Blade
Ella Fitzgerald ... Singer
Mahalia Jackson ... Bessie May
Ruby Dee ... Elizabeth
Juano Hernandez ... Rev. Charles Handy
Teddy Buckner ... Musician
Barney Bigard Barney Bigard ... Musician
George 'Red' Callender ... Musician
Lee Young Lee Young ... Musician
George Washington ... Musician
Billy Preston ... Will Handy as a boy
Pearl Bailey ... Aunt Hagar
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
C. Bakaleinikoff ... New York Symphony Conductor (uncredited)
Bill Baldwin ... Attorney Mawson (uncredited)
Milas G. Clark Jr. Milas G. Clark Jr. ... Boy (uncredited)
Walt Davis Walt Davis ... Usher (uncredited)
Fay Fifer Fay Fifer ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Roy Glenn ... Bull Neck (uncredited)
William E. Green William E. Green ... Musician (uncredited)
Jester Hairston ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Bobby Johnson Bobby Johnson ... Gambler (uncredited)
Chester Jones Chester Jones ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Clarence Landry Clarence Landry ... Churchgoer (uncredited)
Jay Loft-Lynn ... Janitor (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel ... Drunk (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady ... Club Patron (uncredited)
Morgan Roberts Morgan Roberts ... Crapshooter (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford ... McInerny (uncredited)
Arthur Space ... Fred Duckett (uncredited)
Nick Stewart Nick Stewart ... Drunk (uncredited)
Hal Taggart Hal Taggart ... Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Buck Woods Buck Woods ... Crapshooter (uncredited)

Produced by 

Robert Smith ... producer

Music by 

Nelson Riddle ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Haskell B. Boggs

Editing by 

Eda Warren

Art Direction by 

Roland Anderson
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by 

Robert R. Benton
Sam Comer

Costume Design by 

Edith Head

Makeup Department 

Nellie Manley ... hair stylist
Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Richard Caffey ... assistant director

Sound Department 

Charles Grenzbach ... sound recordist
Gene Merritt ... sound recordist
Howard Beals ... sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects

Music Department 

George 'Red' Callender ... musician: bass
Gil Grau ... orchestrator
Earle Hagen ... orchestrator
Gus Levene ... orchestrator
William Loose ... orchestrator
Billy May ... orchestrator
Nelson Riddle ... conductor / music arranger
Shorty Rogers ... orchestrator
Albert Sendrey ... orchestrator
William Grant Still ... orchestrator
Jack Hayes ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

George Rutter ... script supervisor

Additional Crew 

W.C. Handy ... technical advisor (as William Christopher Handy)
Jack Mintz ... dialogue coach

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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