Directed by: Andrew L. Stone
Starring: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, Dooley Wilson, The Nicholas Brothers (Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas), Emmett "Babe" Wallace, Ernest Whitman, Jo Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Vivian Dandridge, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Benny Carter, Teddy Buckner, The Tramp Band, Doris Ake, Juliette Ball, Lucille Battle, Talley Beatty, Lennie Bluett, Anise Boyer, Judy Carol, Janet Collins, Robert Felder, Louise Franklin, Ruby Golden, Suzette Harbin, Avanelle Harris, Kathleen Hartsfield, Maggie Hathaway, Charles Hawkins, Cleo Herndon, Johnny Horace, Illinois Jacquet, Mae E. Johnson, Jeni Le Gon, Johnny Lee, Rosalie Lincoln, F.E. Miller, Taps Miller, Millie Monroe, Tommie Moore, Florence O'Brien, Roger Ohardieno, Neva Peoples, Henry Phace Roberts, Ruth Scott, Zutty Singleton, Ned Stanfield, Nick Stewart, Slam Stewart, Johnny Thomas, Lena Torrence, Artie Young
78 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
PLOT:
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.
ACTUAL MOVIE:
Starring: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, Ada Brown, Dooley Wilson, The Nicholas Brothers (Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas), Emmett "Babe" Wallace, Ernest Whitman, Jo Jones, Coleman Hawkins, Vivian Dandridge, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, Benny Carter, Teddy Buckner, The Tramp Band, Doris Ake, Juliette Ball, Lucille Battle, Talley Beatty, Lennie Bluett, Anise Boyer, Judy Carol, Janet Collins, Robert Felder, Louise Franklin, Ruby Golden, Suzette Harbin, Avanelle Harris, Kathleen Hartsfield, Maggie Hathaway, Charles Hawkins, Cleo Herndon, Johnny Horace, Illinois Jacquet, Mae E. Johnson, Jeni Le Gon, Johnny Lee, Rosalie Lincoln, F.E. Miller, Taps Miller, Millie Monroe, Tommie Moore, Florence O'Brien, Roger Ohardieno, Neva Peoples, Henry Phace Roberts, Ruth Scott, Zutty Singleton, Ned Stanfield, Nick Stewart, Slam Stewart, Johnny Thomas, Lena Torrence, Artie Young
78 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
PLOT:
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.
ACTUAL MOVIE:
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