▁It ▁Bad ▁( and ▁That ▁Ain ' t ▁Good )", ▁" Am ▁I ▁Blue ? ", ▁" L ittle ▁Girl ▁Blue ", ▁" Blue ▁Moon ", ▁" But ▁Not ▁for ▁Me ", ▁" My ▁Blue ▁Heaven ", ▁" M ood ▁Ind igo ", ▁" One ▁for ▁My ▁Baby ▁( and ▁One ▁More ▁for ▁the ▁Road ) ". ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁success ▁and ▁positive ▁reviews ▁of ▁The ▁Ten ▁Command ments , ▁De ▁Carlo ▁was ▁offered ▁lead ▁roles ▁in ▁two ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁films ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time : ▁The ▁Helen ▁Morgan ▁Story ▁and ▁Band ▁of ▁Ang els , ▁based ▁on ▁Robert ▁P enn ▁Warren ' s ▁novel . ▁De ▁Carlo ▁chose ▁the ▁latter ▁because ▁her ▁co - star ▁would ▁be ▁Clark ▁G able , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁favorite ▁actors . ▁The ▁title ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁short ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁soldiers ▁who ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁Union ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁but ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁mainly ▁about ▁A man tha ▁" M ant y " ▁St arr , ▁a ▁mixed - race ▁Southern ▁belle ▁who ▁is ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁after ▁her ▁father ' s ▁death ▁and ▁disco vers ▁that ▁her ▁dece ased ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁black ▁slave ▁on ▁her ▁father ' s ▁plant ation . ▁A man tha ▁is ▁then ▁taken ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁bought ▁by ▁plant ation ▁owner ▁Ham ish ▁Bond ▁( G able ), ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁both ▁a