The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew L. StoneDirector
- Frederick J. JacksonScreenplay
- Ted KoehlerScreenplay
Cast
- Lena HorneSelina Rogers
- Bill RobinsonBill Williamson
- Cab CallowayCab Calloway
- Katherine DunhamKatherine Dunham
- Fats Waller'Fats' Waller
- Fayard NicholasDancer
- Harold NicholasDancer
- Ada BrownSinger
- Dooley WilsonGabe Tucker
- Doris AkeDancer (uncredited)
- Juliette BallDancer (uncredited)
- Lucille BattleDancer (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
dancerjazzmusicaltap dancingsingerscat singingblack entertainers