The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
- Awards
- 1 win
- Cab Calloway Orchestra
- (as Cab Calloway and His Band)
- Dancers
- (as Nicholas Brothers)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
- …
- Singer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinal film of Fats Waller. On December 15, 1943, less than five months after the film's July 21 opening in Manhattan, Waller, age 39, died of pneumonia on a train stopped at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Having fallen ill during an engagement at the Zanzibar Room in Hollywood, he had boarded the Santa Fe Chief in Los Angeles and was headed for New York City.
- GoofsThe first time Selena says "Bill Williamson" (in the first scene, before her character has met him) her mouth quite clearly says "Bill Robinson. Bill Robinson played Bill Williamson.
- Quotes
Blackface Comedian #1: [Part One of the routine; Car breaks down] Whoa!
Blackface Comedian #2: What's wrong with it?
Blackface Comedian #1: Well, I'd...
Blackface Comedian #2: Where'd you have it fixed?
Blackface Comedian #1: I just had it worked on.
Blackface Comedian #2: Who worked on it?
Blackface Comedian #1: The man that's got the garage...
Blackface Comedian #2: Well, he ain't no good. The man you want is the man...
Blackface Comedian #1: I had him. He's the one that ruined it.
Blackface Comedian #2: Well, I see you got plenty water, but is you outta gas?
Blackface Comedian #1: No, it ain't that. I think maybe it's...
Blackface Comedian #2: Oh, it couldn't be that.
Blackface Comedian #1: Well, there ain't much wrong with it.
Blackface Comedian #2: What you need is some of them new gadgets. You know, the kind that you buy...
Blackface Comedian #1: I just bought some.
Blackface Comedian #2: Oh, not them. I mean the kind what fastens where they fits. A whole dozen'll cost about...
Blackface Comedian #1: That's too much money. I can't afford it. I got to get some that don't cost no more...
Blackface Comedian #2: You can't get 'em that cheap.
Blackface Comedian #1: Well, we can get the car fixed up good maybe for around...
Blackface Comedian #2: No, what you need is a new car.
Blackface Comedian #1: Yeah. The kind like my uncle had. He made a trip out...
Blackface Comedian #2: Did he go out there?
Blackface Comedian #1: Sure. I thought all the time he was gonna go...
Blackface Comedian #2: He did, but not that time.
Blackface Comedian #1: Well, what's he doin' now?
Blackface Comedian #2: Since he been back, he's been very busy gettin' ready for what he thinks...
Blackface Comedian #1: Is that so?
Blackface Comedian #2: Sure.
Blackface Comedian #1: Well, I guess like all bachelors, he's...
Blackface Comedian #2: No, no. Not him. He gonna get married.
- Crazy creditsWritten below the final credit screen, 'The End', is a promotional for buying war bonds. The plug states "For Victory - U.S. War Bonds and Stamps. Buy Yours In This Theatre".
- ConnectionsEdited into American Pop (1981)
- SoundtracksRang Tang Tang
(uncredited)
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Lyrics by Bill Robinson
Danced by Bill Robinson and children
Their greatest work was doubtless performed in stage shows and night clubs, but at least we have "Stormy Weather" - a variety show with its acts strung together by the thinnest of plots (typical, by the way, of many musicals of its time) and featuring the most talented black entertainers of generations.
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- Also known as
- Der Tänzer auf den Stufen
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1