The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African American entertainers of the early 1900s.
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| Lena Horne | ... | Selina Rogers | |
| Bill Robinson | ... | Bill Williamson | |
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Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra | ... | Cab Calloway Orchestra (as Cab Calloway and His Band) |
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Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe | ... | Dance Troupe |
| Fats Waller | ... | 'Fats' Waller | |
| The Nicholas Brothers | ... | Dancers (as Nicholas Brothers) | |
| Ada Brown | ... | Singer | |
| Dooley Wilson | ... | Gabe Tucker | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Cab Calloway | ... | Cab Calloway | |
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Katherine Dunham | ... | Katherine Dunham |
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The Tramp Band | ... | The Tramp Band |
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Dancing great Bill 'Williamson' sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody." Years go by, and Bill and Selina's rising careers intersect only briefly, since Selina is unwilling to "settle down." Will she ever change her mind? Concludes with a big all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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17 November 1943 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Der Tänzer auf den Stufen See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 14, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Selina Rogers: I couldn't when Clem went away... but I practiced, and I studied. I've always been ambitious. Haven't you, Bill?
Bill Williamson: Never have been, except to get three square meals a day, regular. But I'm beginning to see things different now.
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(1937) (uncredited)
Written by Alvis Cowens
Performed by Bill Robinson with The Tramp Band
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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. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Bill Williamson: Clem never told me you could sing like that, Selina.Selina Rogers: I couldn't when Clem went away... but I practiced, and I studied. I've always been ambitious. Haven't you, Bill?
Bill Williamson: Never have been, except to get three square meals a day, regular. But I'm beginning to see things different now.
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Linda Brown(1937) (uncredited)
Written by Alvis Cowens
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The film is one of two major Hollywood musicals produced in 1943 with primarily African-American casts, the other being MGM's Cabin in the Sky, and is considered a time capsule showcasing some of the top African-American performers of the time, during an era when black actors and singers rarely appeared in lead roles in mainstream Hollywood productions, particularly of the musical genre. This movie is timeless.Fats Waller,Lena Horne,Bill Robison and Cab Calloway - stunning stars.Lena Horne(Celina)was a cute and beautiful in this,it is sad it's not a color movie because in color she is probably more beautiful.Songs "Stormy Weather" By Celina(Lena Horne)"Ain't Misbehavin" & "That ain't right" By Fats Waller are classics and the funny Bill Robison.I personally don't like Cab Calloway but he was talented too i guess.Lena Horne was same hot as Marilyn Monroe when was so young.Waller is my favorite.