Stompin' at the Savoy
Brief Synopsis
Four black women move to New York from North Carolina in 1939 to work as live-in domestics. In order to forget their troubles, they go dancing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
Cast & Crew
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Debbie Allen
Director
Jennifer Hammond-moranz
Bambia Swayze
Lacy Darryl Phillips
G Q Hayes
Allysia Sneed
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Four black women move to New York from North Carolina in 1939 to work as live-in domestics. In order to forget their troubles, they go dancing at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
Director
Debbie Allen
Director
Cast
Jennifer Hammond-moranz
Bambia Swayze
Lacy Darryl Phillips
G Q Hayes
Allysia Sneed
Maria Leone
Lisa Norman
Michael Warren
Tyhm Kennedy
Frances Morgan-chapman
John Crutchman
Dawnn Lewis
Mario Van Peebles
Lynn Whitfield
Patricia Gray
Kweli Leapart
Ralph Wilcox
Jasmine Guy
Robbin Tasha-ford
Vanessa Banks
Darnell Williams
John D'aquino
Randolph Scott
Keith L Thomas
Cisco Drayton
Eartha Robinson
Debbie Allen
Thomas Halstead
Shilla Benning
Cynthia L Brown
Edgar Godineaux
Michelle Robinson
Sergio Trujillo
Vicki Ross-norris
Vanessa Williams
Helen Floyd
Brad Moranz
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Wil Parker
David Robertson
Blake Edwards
Crew
Alan Aldridge
Assistant Camera Operator
Debbie Allen
Choreographer
Karolyn Austen-pavorotney
Script Supervisor
Vanessa Banks
Other
Norm Baron
Production Designer
Robbie Beck
Property Master
Peter Bentley
Sound Mixer
Cynthia L Brown
Other
Marie Carter
Makeup
John Crutchman
Other
Sterfon Demings
Hair
Donna Dockstader
Casting
Donna Dockstader
Casting Director
Cisco Drayton
Other
Ramon Engle Jr.
Key Grip
Jim Ferrell
Set Decorator
Michael O Gallant
Producer
Michael O Gallant
Production Manager
Edgar Godineaux
Other
Thomas Halstead
Other
Jennifer Hammond-moranz
Other
Terrance Hart
Production Coordinator
G Q Hayes
Other
Ken S Johnson
Music Editor
Tyhm Kennedy
Other
Maria Leone
Other
David W Macdonald
Construction Coordinator
Isidore Mankofsky
Director Of Photography
Frank Manning
Choreographer
Robert Masamitsu
Editor
Marilyn Matthews
Costume Designer
Richard Maynard
Executive Producer
Mick Mcneeley
Gaffer
Norma Miller
Choreographer
Brad Moranz
Other
Frances Morgan-chapman
Other
Wil Parker
Other
Patsy Rainey
Costume Supervisor
David Robertson
Other
Eartha Robinson
Other
Michelle Robinson
Other
Mark Sadusky
Editor
John Saviano
Production Supervisor
Beverly M Sawyer
Screenplay
Randolph Scott
Other
Phillip Seretti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Servicky
Location Manager
John W. Simmons
Camera Operator
Allysia Sneed
Other
Bambia Swayze
Other
Robbin Tasha-ford
Other
Keith L Thomas
Other
Sergio Trujillo
Other
Joel Tuber
Assistant Director
Harold Wheeler
Music Supervisor
Harold Wheeler
Music
Cyndie Williams
Assistant Director
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 12, 1992
Loosely based on the the lives of the screenwriter's mother, Mary Odom Sawyer, and her sisters.
Began shooting January 6, 1992.
Completed shooting January 28, 1992.
