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