Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder
as Josephine Baker
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
as Jo Bouillon
as Sidney Williams
as Walter Winchell
as Sidney Bechet
as Josephine's Mother
as Josephine - Age 8
as Josephine - Age 13
as Paul Colin
as Victor
as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
as Copa City Manager
as Josephine's Father
as Josephine's Sister
as Female Singer / Dancer
as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
as Cruel Woman
as Folies Bergeres Producer
as French Cab Driver
as Soldier from St. Louis
as Casablanca Doctor
as New York Hotel Manager
as Bobino Theatre Manager
as Priest
as American Reporter in Press Conference
as American Reporter in Press Conference
as American Reporter in Press Conference
as American Woman at Party
as Dance Teacher
as Pepito's Doctor
as New York Critic
as White Racist
as Reporter at Stork Club
as Reporter at Stork Club
as Bell Boy
as Stork Club Waiter
as Casablanca Nurse
as Lover in New York
as Court Official
