Stormy Weather (1943)

Stormy Weather (1943) (DVD) (*)

$24.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1943 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andrew L. Stone

Written By:
Jerry Horwin
Frederick J. Jackson

Actors:
Lena Horne ..... Selina Rogers
Bill Robinson ..... Bill Williamson
Cab Calloway ..... Himself
Katherine Dunham ..... Herself
Fats Waller ..... Himself
Fayard Nicholas ..... Himself
Harold Nicholas ..... Himself
Ada Brown ..... Herself
Dooley Wilson ..... Gabe Tucker
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson ..... (scenes deleted)

Synopsis:

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.

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.

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African American entertainers of the early 1900s.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 17 February, 2011.