Cast and crew credits for stormy weather, 1943, directed by andrew stone, with lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, at turner classic movies. Despite what was going on in the 1940s this was a great movie and overall showcased the roles african americans played in americas performance art community. Nov 06, 2009 fats waller aint misbehavin with lena horne, dancer bill bojangles robinson, drummer zutty singleton, bassist slam stewart, trumpeter benny carter. For a complete discussion of the song and and its performance history see the chapter on stormy weather in will friedwalds indispensable book stardust melodies. With lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra. Stormy weather is one of those 40s musical films that make the viewer wish the powers that be had just junked the supposed story line and filmed a straight revue instead. Stone in stormy weather 1943 lena horne in stormy weather.
However, he and selina both skyrocket to fame and lose contact. Bill promises her that they will be together after he becomes a success. Credits and other information from the internet movie database. Fortunately, bill just might get one more chance to woo selina at a huge musical stage show. She originally sang it in 1941 for rca victor, but in 1943 the african american singer rerecorded it for the soundtrack of stormy weather, a movie musical loosely based on a life of its main star, the dancer bill bojangles robinson.
Anderson along with ethel waters and lena horne, take a look at the 1943 cabin in the sky. Lena horne was born in bedfordstuyvesant, brooklyn. The riseandfall romance between lena horne and bill robinson forms the core of the story, and its. Klassiker mit lena horne, cab calloway, fats waller, bill robinson. Theres no two ways about love by ted koehler, james p. Stormy weather 1943 out of 4 allblack musical has an aspiring dancer bill robinson and a singer lena horne putting on a show. The riseandfall romance between lena horne and bill robinson forms the core of the story, and its slashed out in such broad strokes that theres no credibility to it. Lena horne recorded the song in 1941 for rca victor. In 1943, she recorded another version for the movie of the same name. The film is considered one of the best hollywood musicals with an africanamerican cast, the other being mgms cabin in the sky 1943.
Calhoun family, and both sides of her family were through a mixture of african, native american, and european descent and belonged to the upper stratum of middleclass, welleducated people. Stone, bill robinson, cab calloway, fats waller, ada brown, dooley wilson, directed by andrew l. Lena mary calhoun horne june 30, 1917 may 9, 2010 was an american singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Find movie and film cast and crew information for stormy weather 1943 andrew stone, andrew l. Her original 1941 version of the song was inducted into the grammy hall of fame in 2000. Stormy weather 1943 very theatrical but very well done. Theres lena horne singing the title song, stormy weather with a great segue to an imagined scene out the window which featured the stylish and. Aint misbehavin by andy razaf, fats waller, harry brooks, performed by fats. Bill robinson is a black man with sexual desire, this is white americas worst nightmare, but he is a tap dancer and his desire is for another black woman, lena horne, also a performer, and light enough to be accepted as sexually. Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, fats waller, harold.
Aint misbehavin by andy razaf, fats waller, harry brooks, performed. This clip from the 1943 movie stormy weather is rarely seen online, but i always think thats a very important clip. The film is considered a primary showcase of some of the top africanamerican performers of the time, during an era when africanamerican actors and singers rarely appeared in lead roles in mainstream hollywood productions, especially those of the musical genre. Every action the characters in stormy weather take is cushioned by their appropriate and nonthreatening role. The soundtrack factory cd includes lena horne singing good for nothin joe, a song that did not appear in the movie. Costars jazz greats like fats waller and cab calloway, and dancing legends the nicholas brothers. Stormy weather 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It features the incomparable leana horne, fats waller, cab calloway, ada brown, and emmet babe wallace singing. Stormy weather, a wellreceived biography of hornes life, was published in 2009 and written by james gavin. Thousands cheer lena horne 1943 stormy weather selina rogers 1943 cabin in the sky georgia brown 1943. One of several race films produced by the major studios in the early 1940s this one by 20th century fox, stormy weather offers a showcase of black entertainers. However, the outstanding moments in the film are fats wallers performance, bill robinson tap dancing on a set of bongos, lena horne singing stormy weather.
Stormy weather 1943 bill williamson bill robinson, a struggling performer, meets a beautiful vocalist named selina rogers lena horne. Recording took place between march 1956 and march 1957, at webster hall, new york. Picture galleries and analysis of the 1943 movie musical stormy weather, starring lena horne, bill robinson, fats waller, cab calloway, the nicholas brothers, and ada brown. Find where to watch stormy weather and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. Her role in the film stormy weather 1943 included her rendition of the title song, which became. Stormy weather was one of two lavish hollywood musicals with a predominantly black cast made in 1943, the other being mgms cabin in the sky. Read the full synopsis of stormy weather, 1943, directed by andrew stone, with lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, at turner classic movies. Thats pretty much the entire story here and that story takes place in about three minutes worth of a scene and then the rest is all music, dancing and singing. The screenplay is not really worse than many other such efforts, but it reeks of contrivance from the word go. Theres lena horne singing the title song, stormy weather with a great segue to an imagined scene out the window which featured the stylish and sultry dancing of katherine dunham and her troupe. Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, fats waller, harold arlen stormy weather 1943 film music. She recorded the song at least five times throughout her career, including for the 1957 album stormy weather. Watch the full length movie of stormy weather online or on the fios mobile app.
In the scene, dancers style is hard to define, if thats possible, i wish. The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great african american entertainers of the early 1900s. Lena horne sings stormy weather with the twentieth century fox orchestra, featuring katherine dunham and her dancers in a truncated version of their ballet in the 1943 movie, stormy weather. Horne joined the chorus of the cotton club at the age of 16 and became a nightclub performer before moving to hollywood. Oct 18, 2010 every action the characters in stormy weather take is cushioned by their appropriate and nonthreatening role.
In what has got to be the greatest allblack movie musical up. Fats waller aint misbehavin with lena horne, dancer bill bojangles robinson, drummer zutty singleton, bassist slam stewart, trumpeter benny carter. Lena hornes version of the song is probably the bestknown recording of this standard and became her signature tune. And lena horne, though she had to sing with her mouth barely open see youtube for her authentic performance of stormy weather. A story of starcrossed lovers, stormy weather follows bill williamson bill bojangles robinson a dancing legend and the love of his life selina rogers lena horne. Fortunately, stormy weather spends a great deal more time singing and dancing than it does talking, and the talent on hand more than makes up for the shortcomings of the script. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Dont know why theres no sun up in the sky stormy weather since my man and i aint together keeps raining all the time life is bare gloom. Among the other stars were louis armstrong, duke ellington, and yes, lena horne. The theatrical poster for stormy weather from 1943. Miller playing himself and johnny lee replacing the deceased aubrey lyles. Bill williamson bill robinson, a struggling performer, meets a beautiful vocalist named selina rogers lena horne.
Stormy weather is a 1943 english film stars lena horne, andrew l. Stormy weather is a 1943 american musical film produced and released by 20th century fox. Stormy weather 1943 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mgms cabin in the sky was released just prior to stormy weather and also starred lena horne. Released 1943, stormy weather stars lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, katherine dunham the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and. That aint right by irving mills, nat king cole, performed by fats waller, ada brown. Stormy weather 1943 movies and films database movie. Lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, fats waller. With lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway and his cotton club orchestra, katherine dunham and her troupe. I have heard a lot about lena hornes performance in stormy weather for years but just saw the movie for the first time. Seventyfive years ago this week, this film with an africanamerican cast and a. Stormy weather rolled into theaters 75 years ago the saturday.
Film musical avec bill bojangles robinson lena horne, fats weller et les nicholas. Released 1943, stormy weather stars lena horne, bill robinson, cab calloway, katherine dunham the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 17 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Greechy joe by jack palmer, andy gibson, cab calloway, performed by cab calloway. Hornes career spanned over 70 years, appearing in film, television, and theater. Horne also published her own memoir, lena, in 1965. Built around the premise of a big stage show, stormy weather affords rare. The film is considered one of the best hollywood musicals with an africanamerican cast, the other being mgms cabin in the sky. Dance scene from 1943 movie stormy weather youtube.
Bill robinson, cab calloway, nicholas brothers, lena horne. Stormy weather is a 1957 studio album by lena horne, released by rca victor in monophonic. Watch stormy weather online stream full movie directv. Stormy weather 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. Apr 28, 2012 this clip from the 1943 movie stormy weather is rarely seen online, but i always think thats a very important clip. Bill promises her that they will be together after he. At a time when africanamericans rarely appeared in american films, and virtually never in leading roles, it was extremely daring and forwardthinking for the two major hollywood studios to make a film of.
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