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Stormy Weather is a american film of genre Drama directed by Andrew L. Stone released in USA on 21 july 1943 with Lena Horne

Stormy Weather (1943)

Stormy Weather
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Released in USA 21 july 1943
Length 1h18
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Documentary,    Musical,    Romance
Rating72% 3.64423.64423.64423.64423.6442

Stormy Weather is a 1943 American musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The movie is considered one of the best Hollywood musicals with an African-American cast, the other being MGM's Cabin in the Sky. The film is considered a primary showcase of some of the top African-American performers of the time, during an era when African-American actors and singers rarely appeared in lead roles in mainstream Hollywood productions, especially those of the musical genre.

Stormy Weather takes its title from the 1933 song of the same title, which is performed near the end of the film. It is based upon the life and times of its star, dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. Robinson plays "Bill Williamson," a talented born dancer who returns home in 1918 after fighting in World War I and tries to pursue a career as a performer. Along the way, he approaches a beautiful singer named Selina Rogers, played by Lena Horne in one of her few non-MGM film appearances (and one of only two films from the 1930s-40s in which Horne played a substantial role). The character of Selina was invented for the film; Robinson did not have such a romance in real life. Dooley Wilson co-stars as Bill's perpetually-broke friend.

Other notable performers in the movie were Cab Calloway and Fats Waller (both appearing as themselves), the Nicholas Brothers dancing duo, comedian F. E. Miller, singer Ada Brown, and Katherine Dunham with her dance troupe. Despite a running time of only 77 minutes, the film features some 20 musical numbers. This was Robinson's final film (he died in 1949); Waller died only a few months after its release.

The film's musical highlights include Waller performing his composition "Ain't Misbehavin'," Cab Calloway leading his band in his composition "Jumpin' Jive," and a lengthy sequence built around the title song, featuring the vocals of Lena Horne and the dancing of Katherine Dunham. Horne also performs in several dance numbers with Robinson.

The movie was adapted by Frederick J. Jackson, Ted Koehler and H.S. Kraft from the story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson. It was directed by Andrew L. Stone.

In 2001, Stormy Weather was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." It was released on DVD in North America in 2005.

Synopsis

Évocation de numéros de danse, de musiciens, de chanteurs et chanteuses qui ont marqué l'histoire du jazz entre 1919 et 1940.

Actors

Lena Horne

(Selina Rogers)Bill Robinson

(Bill Williamson)Katherine Dunham

(Katherine Dunham)Fayard Nicholas

(Dancer)Dooley Wilson

(Gabe Tucker)
And :
Stymie Beard
Vivian Dandridge
Lennie Bluett
Jeni Le Gon
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