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Stormy Weather

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.5K
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Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Music
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.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Frederick J. Jackson(screen play)
    • Ted Koehler(screen play)
    • H.S. Kraft(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Lena Horne
    • Bill Robinson
    • Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
Top credits
  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Frederick J. Jackson(screen play)
    • Ted Koehler(screen play)
    • H.S. Kraft(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Lena Horne
    • Bill Robinson
    • Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
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    • 50User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Cab Calloway and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
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    Lena Horne in Stormy Weather (1943)

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    Lena Horne
    Lena Horne
    • Selina Rogersas Selina Rogers
    Bill Robinson
    Bill Robinson
    • Bill Williamsonas Bill Williamson
    Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
    • Cab Calloway Orchestraas Cab Calloway Orchestra
    Katherine Dunham and Her Troupe
    • Dance Troupeas Dance Troupe
    Fats Waller
    Fats Waller
    • 'Fats' Walleras 'Fats' Waller
    The Nicholas Brothers
    The Nicholas Brothers
    • Dancersas Dancers
    • (as Nicholas Brothers)
    Ada Brown
    Ada Brown
    • Singeras Singer
    Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson
    • Gabe Tuckeras Gabe Tucker
    Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway
    • Cab Callowayas Cab Calloway
    Katherine Dunham
    Katherine Dunham
    • Katherine Dunhamas Katherine Dunham
    The Tramp Band
    • The Tramp Bandas The Tramp Band
    Doris Ake
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Juliette Ball
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Lucille Battle
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    • Stagehandas Stagehand
    • (uncredited)
    Talley Beatty
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Lennie Bluett
    • Danceras Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Anise Boyer
    • Singeras Singer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Frederick J. Jackson(screen play)
      • Ted Koehler(screen play)
      • H.S. Kraft(adaptation)
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    Storyline

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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. —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
    • national film registry
    • classic musical
    • timeframe 1900s
    • stage show
    • parade
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    • Taglines
      • They Set Basin Street to Broadway Ablaze With Sizzling Songs and Hot Rhythm!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide
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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.

    • 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 reviews50

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    Top review
    A gem
    I remember watching this for the first time when I was a kid. I was blown away by the Nicholas Brothers' dance, especially when they jumped down those stairs . . . and it still blows me away! Slim storyline, and Bill Robinson was way too old to play a romantic interest of the young Lena Horne, but a great look at some of the biggest African-American stars of the day: Katherine Dunham, the great Fats Waller (who died later that same year,) Cab Calloway. I could have done without the blackface makeup of the comedy team, even though their skit was amusing. And look for a young adult Stymie Beard (of the Little Rascals) with two lines as a stagehand who is directed by Bill Robinson to call half hour to showtime for the performers.
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    • BLG-2
    • May 20, 2001

    Details

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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
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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