Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

78 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | July 21, 1943

Dancing great Bill Williamson sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: Just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody." Years go by, and Bill and Selina's rising careers intersect only briefly, since Selina is unwilling to settle down. Will she ever change her mind? Concludes with a big all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.

Stormy Weather

78 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | July 21, 1943

Stormy Weather
Dancing great Bill Williamson sees his face on the cover of Theatre World magazine and reminisces: Just back from World War I, he meets lovely singer Selina Rogers at a soldiers' ball and promises to come back to her when he "gets to be somebody." Years go by, and Bill and Selina's rising careers intersect only briefly, since Selina is unwilling to settle down. Will she ever change her mind? Concludes with a big all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Stormy Weather
Directors Andrew L. Stone
Writers Seymour B. Robinson, Frederick J. Jackson, Jerry Horwin, Ted Koehler, H.S. Kraft

Cast

Lena Horne

as Selina Rogers

Bill Robinson

as Bill Williamson

Cab Calloway

as Cab Calloway

Katherine Dunham

as Katherine Dunham

Fats Waller

as 'Fats' Waller

Fayard Nicholas

as Dancer

Harold Nicholas

as Dancer

Ada Brown

as Singer

Dooley Wilson

as Gabe Tucker

Doris Ake

as Dancer (uncredited)

Juliette Ball

as Dancer (uncredited)

Lucille Battle

as Dancer (uncredited)

Matthew 'Stymie' Beard

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Talley Beatty

as Dancer (uncredited)

Lennie Bluett

as Dancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Anise Boyer

as Singer (uncredited)

Teddy Buckner

as Band Member (uncredited)

Judy Carol

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Benny Carter

as Trumpeter (uncredited)

Janet Collins

as Dancer (uncredited)

Vivian Dandridge

as Dancer (uncredited)

Robert Felder

as Cab Calloway, Jr. (uncredited)

Louise Franklin

as Dancer (uncredited)

Ruby Golden

as Fat Girl (uncredited)

Suzette Harbin

as Dancer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Avanelle Harris

as Dancer (uncredited)

Kathleen Hartsfield

as Hatcheck Girl / Dancer (uncredited)

Maggie Hathaway

as Dancer (uncredited)

Charles Hawkins

as Dancer (uncredited)

Coleman Hawkins

as Saxophonist (uncredited)

Cleo Herndon

as Dancer (uncredited)

Johnny Horace

as Member The Shadracks (uncredited)

Illinois Jacquet

as Band Member (uncredited)

Mae E. Johnson

as May Johnson (uncredited)

Johnny Lee

as Lyles (uncredited)

Jeni Le Gon

as Dancer (uncredited)

Rosalie Lincoln

as Dancer (uncredited)

F.E. Miller

as Skit (uncredited)

Taps Miller

as Trumpeter (uncredited)

Millie Monroe

as Dancer (uncredited)

Tommie Moore

as Dancer / Nightclub Patron

Florence O'Brien

as Tucker's Gold-Digging Girlfriend (uncredited)

Neva Peoples

as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Henry Phace Roberts

as Dancer (uncredited)

Ruth Scott

as Dancer (uncredited)

Zutty Singleton

as Band Member (uncredited)

Ned Stanfield

as Member The Shadracks (uncredited)

Nick Stewart

as Cousin Jake (uncredited)

Johnny Thomas

as Dancer (uncredited)

Lena Torrence

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

as Chick Bailey (uncredited)

Ernest Whitman

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Artie Young

as Dancer (uncredited)