Stormy weather

DVD 2005

Loosely based on the life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson himself, "Stormy weather" offers the story of a WWI vet who falls in love with a singer--and under her influence goes into show business, only to find that their careers draw them in different directions.

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African American entertainers Drama

African Americans Drama

Man-woman relationships Drama

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Drama Feature films Films for the hearing impaired Musical films Video recordings

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Cinema classics collection

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Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital
optical
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: G

Notes:

Features: audio commentary by Todd Boyd, professor of Critical Studies, USC
Adaptation by H.S. Kraft from an original story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson
Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and his band, Katherine Dunham and her troupe, Fats Waller
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., mono., NTSC, single layer
For private home use only
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs Award ("Stormy Weather")

Control Number:

522353

UPC:

024543221838

Other Authors:

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994
Fox Video (Firm)
Horne, Lena
Horwin, Jerry
Jackson, Frederick, 1886-1953
Koehler, Ted, 1894-1973
Kraft, H. S. (Hyman Solomon), 1899-1975
LeBaron, William, 1883-1958
Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949
Robinson, Seymour B., 1903-1962
Stone, Andrew L., 1902-1999
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977

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