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Stormy Weather

  • 1943
  • Passed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.8K
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Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
Stormy Weather: That Spells Trouble
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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.The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.

  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Frederick J. Jackson
    • Ted Koehler
    • H.S. Kraft
  • Stars
    • Lena Horne
    • Bill Robinson
    • Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Frederick J. Jackson
      • Ted Koehler
      • H.S. Kraft
    • Stars
      • Lena Horne
      • Bill Robinson
      • Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
    • 52User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos1

    Stormy Weather: That Spells Trouble
    Clip 2:13
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    Photos91

    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)
    "STORMY WEATHER" Lena Horne, TCF, I.V.
    Fayard Nicholas and Harold Nicholas in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather (1943)
    Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Cab Calloway and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)

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    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
    • Selina Rogers
    Bill Robinson
    Bill Robinson
    • Bill Williamson
    Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
    • Cab Calloway Orchestra
    • (as Cab Calloway and His Band)
    Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe
    • Dance Troupe
    Fats Waller
    Fats Waller
    • 'Fats' Waller
    The Nicholas Brothers
    The Nicholas Brothers
    • Dancers
    • (as Nicholas Brothers)
    Ada Brown
    Ada Brown
    • Singer
    Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson
    • Gabe Tucker
    Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway
    • Cab Calloway
    Katherine Dunham
    Katherine Dunham
    • Katherine Dunham
    The Tramp Band
    • The Tramp Band
    Doris Ake
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Juliette Ball
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Lucille Battle
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    • Stagehand
    • (uncredited)
    Talley Beatty
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Lennie Bluett
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Anise Boyer
    • Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Frederick J. Jackson
      • Ted Koehler
      • H.S. Kraft
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Fats Waller. On December 15, 1943, less than five months after the film's July 21 opening in Manhattan, Waller, age 39, died of pneumonia on a train stopped at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Having fallen ill during an engagement at the Zanzibar Room in Hollywood, he had boarded the Santa Fe Chief in Los Angeles and was headed for New York City.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Blackface Comedian #1: [Part One of the routine; Car breaks down] Whoa!

      Blackface Comedian #2: What's wrong with it?

      Blackface Comedian #1: Well, I'd...

      Blackface Comedian #2: Where'd you have it fixed?

      Blackface Comedian #1: I just had it worked on.

      Blackface Comedian #2: Who worked on it?

      Blackface Comedian #1: The man that's got the garage...

      Blackface Comedian #2: Well, he ain't no good. The man you want is the man...

      Blackface Comedian #1: I had him. He's the one that ruined it.

      Blackface Comedian #2: Well, I see you got plenty water, but is you outta gas?

      Blackface Comedian #1: No, it ain't that. I think maybe it's...

      Blackface Comedian #2: Oh, it couldn't be that.

      Blackface Comedian #1: Well, there ain't much wrong with it.

      Blackface Comedian #2: What you need is some of them new gadgets. You know, the kind that you buy...

      Blackface Comedian #1: I just bought some.

      Blackface Comedian #2: Oh, not them. I mean the kind what fastens where they fits. A whole dozen'll cost about...

      Blackface Comedian #1: That's too much money. I can't afford it. I got to get some that don't cost no more...

      Blackface Comedian #2: You can't get 'em that cheap.

      Blackface Comedian #1: Well, we can get the car fixed up good maybe for around...

      Blackface Comedian #2: No, what you need is a new car.

      Blackface Comedian #1: Yeah. The kind like my uncle had. He made a trip out...

      Blackface Comedian #2: Did he go out there?

      Blackface Comedian #1: Sure. I thought all the time he was gonna go...

      Blackface Comedian #2: He did, but not that time.

      Blackface Comedian #1: Well, what's he doin' now?

      Blackface Comedian #2: Since he been back, he's been very busy gettin' ready for what he thinks...

      Blackface Comedian #1: Is that so?

      Blackface Comedian #2: Sure.

      Blackface Comedian #1: Well, I guess like all bachelors, he's...

      Blackface Comedian #2: No, no. Not him. He gonna get married.

    • Crazy credits
      Written below the final credit screen, 'The End', is a promotional for buying war bonds. The plug states "For Victory - U.S. War Bonds and Stamps. Buy Yours In This Theatre".
    • Connections
      Edited into American Pop (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Rang Tang Tang
      (uncredited)

      Music by Cyril J. Mockridge

      Lyrics by Bill Robinson

      Danced by Bill Robinson and children

    User reviews52

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    Featured review
    Thanks for the memories
    To criticize this picture for its lack of plot, strained dialogue and (some) stiff performances is, I think, to miss the point. Here are a number of legendary performers captured for the ages on film. As great as they were, none appeared in more than a handful of movies - and performed "specialty" numbers in virtually all of those.

    Their greatest work was doubtless performed in stage shows and night clubs, but at least we have "Stormy Weather" - a variety show with its acts strung together by the thinnest of plots (typical, by the way, of many musicals of its time) and featuring the most talented black entertainers of generations.
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    • Jun 30, 2000

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1943 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Tänzer auf den Stufen
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 14, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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