Trailer for “St. Louis Blues,” starring Nat King Cole as W.C. Handy. Titles over wide shot of a marching band say “The Lusty Story of the Birth of the Blues.” A narrator speaks over shots of an African-American boy playing the trumpet to a slave song. Wide shot of an African-American church. Wide shot of Nat King Cole playing in a ballroom. Eartha Kitt is shown singing a song. Medium shot of Ella Fitzgerald singing with a band. Shot of Pearl Bailey singing in a kitchen. List of cast members over a wide shot of Nat King Cole singing at Carnegie Hall.