Stormy Weather (1943)

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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… More 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.
Directed By: Andrew L. Stone, Andrew Stone
Written By: Jerry Horwin, Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler, H.S. Kraft, Seymour B. Robinson
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics

In Theaters: Jul 21, 1943 Limited
On DVD: Jan 10, 2006
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Thin story, terrific musical numbers.

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AJ V

This movie has a good story, but I didn't like how it ended. Most of the movie is singing, anyway. Overall, it's okay.
Jennifer D

I've seen a lot of dance movies, but I have got to say that the end routine in this film just blows them all out of the water. It's phenomenal! The story here is pretty thin, but since when does anyone watch a musical for story? As blasphemous as this may be, it's a… More
I've seen a lot of dance movies, but I have got to say that the end routine in this film just blows them all out of the water. It's phenomenal! The story here is pretty thin, but since when does anyone watch a musical for story? As blasphemous as this may be, it's a pity they didn't film in Technicolor. It would have popped fantastically. Still, entertainment in one of it's purest forms.