Genre: Musical
Release Date: 01/10/2006
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2/DD1
Run Time: 77 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

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, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Lena Horne - Selina Rogers
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - Bill Williamson
Fats Waller - Himself
Dooley Wilson - Gabe Tucker
Cab Calloway - Himself
Katherine Dunham - Herself
The Nicholas Brothers - Themselves
Ada Brown - Herself
The Tramp Band - Themselves
Babe Wallace - Chick Bailey
Ernest Whitman - Jim Europe
Zuttie Singleton - Zuttie
Mae Johnson - Herself
Johnny Lee - Lyles
Robert Felder - Cab Calloway, Jr.
Nick Stewart [Nicodemus] - Chauffeur

Production:
Andrew L. Stone - Director
William Le Baron - Producer
James B. Clark - Editor
Frederick J. Jackson Ted Koehler H.S. Kraft - Screen Writer
James Basevi - Art Director
Joseph C. Wright - Art Director
Clarence Robinson - Choreography
Leon Shamroy - Cinematographer
Helen Rose - Costume Designer
Emil Newman - Musical Direction/Supervision
Jerry Horwin - Short Story Author
Fred Sersen - Special Effects
Seymour B. Robinson - Short Story Author

2001 Library of Congress