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17 November 1943 (Sweden)
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The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African American entertainers of the early 1900s. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(3 articles)
Spotlight: Gordon Goodwin
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 20 April 2009, 12:45 AM, PDT)
Stormy Weather At Pasadena Playhouse Gets Extended Thru 3/8
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 11 February 2009, 6:17 PM, PST)
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 20 April 2009, 12:45 AM, PDT)
Stormy Weather At Pasadena Playhouse Gets Extended Thru 3/8
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 11 February 2009, 6:17 PM, PST)
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Lena and Bojangles shine in Stormy Weather
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Lena Horne | ... | Selina Rogers | |
| Bill Robinson | ... | Bill Williamson | |
| Cab Calloway | ... | Himself | |
| Katherine Dunham | ... | Herself | |
| Fats Waller | ... | Himself | |
| Fayard Nicholas | ... | Himself (as Nicholas Brothers) | |
| Harold Nicholas | ... | Himself (as Nicholas Brothers) | |
| Ada Brown | ... | Herself | |
| Dooley Wilson | ... | Gabe Tucker | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | (scenes deleted) | |
| Zutty Singleton | |||
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USA:78 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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The Nicholas Brothers' "Jumpin Jive" dance number was done in one take.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: The first time Selena says "Bill Williamson" (in the first scene, before her character has met him) her mouth quite clearly says "Bill Robinson. Bill Robinson played Bill Williamson.
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Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
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The Darktown Strutters' Ball
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Well, here's another review of a Lena Horne picture after I just commented on Cabin in the Sky. She's quite luminous throughout the movie especially during the "Digga Digga Doo" number. The man she's falling for, however, is a bit old for her. He's Bill 'Bogangles' Robinson, basically playing himself as the famous tap-dancer who made it to the movies. Despite that, they looked good dancing together. Dooley Wilson, who was just gaining fame as Sam in Casablanca, has some funny scenes as Bill's old Army buddy, Gabe. Also appearing are Cab Calloway, Fats Waller (in his last film appearance before his untimely death), singer Ada Brown, dancer Katherine Dunham, and The Nicholas Brothers who are way awesome jumping on those steps. In fact, they're all good. I didn't like that comedy team that had to black up their faces but other than that, Stormy Weather was musically excellent from beginning to end. P.S. It wasn't until I looked at the cast list here that I found out Matthew 'Stymie' Beard had a part as a stage hand. Thanks for one of the commentators for identifying him as the one who says "Half-hour" to distract the chorus girls. And that the guy who played Chick Bailey was Emmett 'Babe' Wallace who I last saw with Nina Mae McKinney in The Black Network (which also had The Nicholas Brothers when they were much younger).