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St. Louis Blues is a 1939 American musical film directed by Raoul Walsh that was set on a Mississippi River showboat. Although the plot was not related to the song, the "St. Louis Blues" was sung as one of the numbers. Artists included jazz singer Maxine Sullivan and composer/singer/actor Hoagy Carmichael. The film features Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Tito Guízar, Jerome Cowan and Mary Parker. Lamour sang "I Go for That" by Matt Malneck, Jr., and Frank Loesser in the film, and had a hit recording with it.
Original Release
02/03/1939
US Release
02/03/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Lamour | Norma Malone |
| Lloyd Nolan | Dave Geurney |
| Tito Guízar | Rafael San Ramos |
| Jerome Cowan | Ivan DeBrett |
| Jessie Ralph | Aunt Tibbie |
| William Frawley | Maj. Martingale / Major Martingale |
| Mary Parker | Punkins |
| Maxine Sullivan | Ida |
| Cliff Nazarro | Shorty |
| Victor Kilian | Sheriff Burdick |
Directors
Writers
Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Eleanore Griffin, Jack Moffitt, William Rankin, Virginia Van Upp
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dorothy Lamour | Norma Malone |
| Lloyd Nolan | Dave Geurney |
| Tito Guízar | Rafael San Ramos |
| Jerome Cowan | Ivan DeBrett |
| Jessie Ralph | Aunt Tibbie |
| William Frawley | Maj. Martingale / Major Martingale |
| Mary Parker | Punkins |
| Maxine Sullivan | Ida |
| Cliff Nazarro | Shorty |
| Victor Kilian | Sheriff Burdick |
| Walter Soderling | Mr. Hovey |
| The King's Men | THe King's Men |
| Virginia Howell | Mrs. Hovey |
| Matty Malneck | Matty Malneck |
| Hall Johnson Choir | Hall Johnson Choir |
| George Chandler | Reporter |
| Ernie Adams | Actor |
| William Alston | Leather Lung Man |
| William Arnold | Hotel Clerk |
| Dorothy Barrett | Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jeff Lazarus | Producer |
