{"id":51553,"date":"2020-09-13T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51553"},"modified":"2024-06-15T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T01:18:30","slug":"stormy-weather-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51553","title":{"rendered":"Stormy Weather (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Tell these fools anything, but tell me the truth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster-685x1024.png 685w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Poster.png 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA World War I veteran (Bill Robinson) reflects back on his rise to fame as a dancer, which started when he and his buddy (Dooley Wilson) met a beautiful singer (Lena Horne), and continued along a path filled with many talented artists and performances.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African-Americans<\/li>\n<li>Aspiring Stars<\/li>\n<li>Dancers<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Lena Horne Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe paper-thin romantic flashback &#8220;plot&#8221; matters not at all in this delightful musical revue from 20th Century Fox, featuring toe-tapping performances by Robinson and Horne, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fats_Waller\">Fats Waller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ada_Brown\">Ada Brown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cab_Calloway\">Cab Calloway<\/a>, and the inimitable <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicholas_Brothers\">Nicholas Brothers<\/a> [who were also stand-out highlights in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29660\"><em>Kid Millions<\/em> (1934)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41356\"><em>Down Argentine Way<\/em> (1940)<\/a>]. It&#8217;s hard to pick a favorite, given they&#8217;re all well presented and performed with enormous enthusiasm &#8212; but my personal top-picks would likely be the Nicholas Brothers&#8217; dancing &#8220;Jumpin&#8217; Jive&#8221; (purportedly named by Fred Astaire as the <a href=\"https:\/\/usatoday30.usatoday.com\/life\/people\/2006-01-25-fayard-nicholas-obit_x.htm\">&#8220;greatest movie musical number he&#8217;d ever seen&#8221;<\/a>), Horne&#8217;s rendition of the title song, Robinson tap dancing on ashes on a boat to Memphis, and Fats Waller and his orchestra performing &#8220;Ain&#8217;t Misbehavin'&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Countless (actually, close to 20) enjoyable musical performances by powerhouse Black musical icons<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still-446x270.png 446w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-Still.png 1511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Fats-Waller2.png 1515w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-1024x647.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-1024x647.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne-427x270.png 427w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Horne.png 1457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-1024x623.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway-444x270.png 444w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Calloway.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-1024x649.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-128x81.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-768x487.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing-426x270.png 426w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Stormy-Weather-Dancing.png 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an invaluable and still most-enjoyable all-black musical revue. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0036391\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1943\/07\/22\/archives\/stormy-weather-negro-musical-with-bill-robinson-at-the-roxy-hers-to.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/stormy-weather\/review\/118985\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4734stor.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/stormy-weather-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Tell these fools anything, but tell me the truth.&#8221; Synopsis: A World War I veteran (Bill Robinson) reflects back on his rise to fame as a dancer, which started when he and his buddy (Dooley Wilson) met a beautiful singer (Lena Horne), and continued along a path filled with many talented artists and performances. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: African-Americans Aspiring Stars Dancers Flashback Films Lena Horne Films Musicals Review: The paper-thin romantic flashback &#8220;plot&#8221; matters not at all in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51553\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51553"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97872,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51553\/revisions\/97872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}