Stormy Weather (1943)
- Starring:
- Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
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Built around the premise of a Big Stage Show, Stormy Weather affords rare "mainstream" leading roles to some of the era's greatest African-American entertainers Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Dooley Wilson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, and the Nicholas Brothers. The thinnish plotline -- dancer Robinson has an on-again-off-again romance with Horne -- is simply an excuse for lively, well-staged performances. Of the fourteen musical numbers, the most memorable is Lena Horne's rendition of the title song, artfully staged by director Andrew L. Stone. Keep an eye out for uncredited contributions by jazz greats Zutty Hamilton, Coleman Hawkins and Taps Miller. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 77 mins
Complete Cast:
- Lena Horne - Selina Rogers
- Fats Waller - Himself
- Cab Calloway - Himself
- Katherine Dunham - Herself
- The Tramp Band - Themselves
- Ernest Whitman - Jim Europe
- Mae Johnson - Herself
- Robert Felder - Cab Calloway, Jr.
- Coleman Hawkins - Saxophonist
- Flournoy E. Miller - Miller
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Bill Williamson
- Dooley Wilson - Gabe Tucker
- The Nicholas Brothers - Themselves
- Ada Brown - Herself
- Babe Wallace - Chick Bailey
- Zuttie Singleton - Zuttie
- Johnny Lee - Lyles
- Nick Stewart [Nicodemus] - Chauffeur
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
- Director(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
- Writer(s):
- H.S. Kraft, Ted Koehler, Frederick J. Jackson
- Producer(s):
- William Le Baron
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- 2001 - Stormy Weather - Library of Congress - U.S. National Film Registry
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