St. Louis Blues

April. 07,1958      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the streets and workers. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, Gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces Will to be her accompanist. Will is estranged from his father for many years while he writes and publishes many blues songs. At last the family is reunited when Gogo brings them to New York to see Will's music played by a symphony orchestra.

Nat King Cole as  W.C. Handy
Eartha Kitt as  Gogo Germaine
Cab Calloway as  Blade
Ella Fitzgerald as  Singer
Mahalia Jackson as  Bessie May
Ruby Dee as  Elizabeth
Juano Hernández as  Rev. Charles Handy
Billy Preston as  Will Handy as a Boy
Pearl Bailey as  Aunt Hagar

Similar titles

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race — on stage, in films, on radio and television.
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994
Anthropoid
Anthropoid
In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.
Anthropoid 2016
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016
Demystifying the Devil: Biography Marilyn Manson
Demystifying the Devil: Biography Marilyn Manson
This unauthorized documentary flashes back to the incarnation of Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids and chronicles their controversial trials and tribulations. Included are shocking, first-hand testimonials and outrageous home video from those who were closest to Brian Warner (a.k.a. Marilyn Manson) in his local band-based town of Ft. Lauderdale. This title carries a parental advisory.
Demystifying the Devil: Biography Marilyn Manson 2000
Zappa
Zappa
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.
Zappa 2020
Variações: Guardian Angel
Variações: Guardian Angel
Film biography dwelling on the hectic artistic life of António Variações, a famous Portuguese pop rock singer from the 80s, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1984.
Variações: Guardian Angel 2019
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story
The story of one of the greatest pop bands of all time, this programme features, for the first time, all four members talking about their lives before during and after ABBA. Included with extracts from the rehearsals and performances of the smash hit musical Mamma Mia!, based on the songs of ABBA, are all the big hits, concert footage and interviews with Bono, Malcolm McLaren, Pete Waterman, Tim Rice Bjorn Again and Steps!
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All - The ABBA Story 1999