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Stormy Weather (1943): Bill Robinson and Lena Horne

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 20, 2020

Stormy Weather, as a musical, is nearly unprecedented, and to my knowledge, there is only one other film to truly rival it as a spectacular showcase for African-American talents during this same period. That would be MGM’s Cabin in the Sky (1943). But it’s not simply the case that this read more

Quote: Lena Horne on Ava Gardner

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jan 20, 2019

Image Source She didn't feel she was born to rule. She felt that life was crappy and that a lot of people got mistreated for weird reasons and she liked to see people like each other. -Lena Horne Source read more

Breaking Barriers: Lena Horne

Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by minooallen on Mar 10, 2017

  Breaking Barriers Lena Horne When Lena Horne signed a long-term contract with MGM it was a very big deal. The year was 1942 and prior to that no black actor had ever been privy to such lucrative contract with any major studio. More importantly, no black actor had ever wielded as much power in read more

Lena Horne: a tribute

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 30, 2013

TMP celebrates a very special birthday today! One of my favorite performers of all time, Lena Mary Calhoun Horne, was born on June 30, 1917. Though she moved around the country quite a bit during her childhood, often traveling with her mother, by the 1930s Horne had made it back to her birth state o read more

Monday Serenade: Lena Horne on Sesame Street

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 17, 2010

I found these Sesame Street clips as I was trotting down memory lane with Lena Horne (via YouTube). This is my favorite version of Bein' Green. (When I played the clip, an ad for True Blood popped up. Hmmm, I know this is vintage Sesame Street, but I still think they're a bit off target with their d read more

Lena Horne 1917-2010

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on May 10, 2010

Lena Horne is a woman who very much deserved to be a bigger movie star.  She probably would have been a bigger movie star had she worked in the film industry of today, not of the 1940s.  But unfortunately, she worked in movies during a time when the film industry couldn’t make full use of her read more

TV Tuesday: Lena Horne and Judy Garland

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Feb 16, 2010

  One of my favorite things about the Judy Garland Show is the way Garland's guests always seemed to let down their hair for her. Lena Horne really hams it up in this 1963 performance of Day In, Day Out, but while she and Garland give the appearance of casual buddies belting out a song read more

Monday Serenade: Lena Horne

Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 3, 2009

It surprises me that the musical Words and Music (1948) is not more beloved. The pace may be a bit draggy, but it’s an amazing showcase for an impressive group of performers, including: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, and Cyd Charisse. I am particularly fond of this rendition of Where read more

Lena Horne

Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 30, 2008

Happy 91st birthday to the lovely Lena Horne. Pictured is Lena with Eddie Anderson in Vincente Minnelli's 1943 movie "Cabin in the Sky". Lena is an absolutely delight as Georgia Brown, a girl who likes a good time. It is the movie going public's loss that more major roles didn't fall to that talente read more