Harold Nicholas
The Pirate
as PerformerA girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate...
Movie pageThe Five Heartbeats
as SargeIn the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group...
Movie pageThat's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
Movie pageStormy Weather
as DancerThe relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of...
Movie pageFunny Bones
as Hal DalzellTommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he...
Movie pageTap
as HaroldMax Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to...
Movie pageBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as SelfBroadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about...
Movie pageUptown Saturday Night
as Little SeymourTwo blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub...
Movie pageThat's Dancing!
as From 'Down Argentine Way' (archive footage)A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...
Movie pageOrchestra Wives
as Dancer (as Nicholas Brothers)Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her...
Movie pageBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
Movie pageSun Valley Serenade
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a...
Movie pageEmperor Jones
as Young Tap DancerUnscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through...
Movie pageTin Pan Alley
as DancerSongwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to...
Movie pageThe Big Broadcast of 1936
as DashTwo-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of...
Movie pageHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage)Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Movie pageDown Argentine Way
as One of the Nicholas BrothersThe story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an...
Movie pageKid Millions
as Dancer on ShipA musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but...
Movie pageTake It or Leave It
as (archive footage) (uncredited)A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his...
Movie pageIt's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of...
Movie pageThe Great American Broadcast
as Railroad Station DancerAfter WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she...
Movie pageReckless Age
as DancerLinda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from...
Movie pageMaurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self (archive footage)Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show...
Movie pageDon't Gamble with Love
as Specialty DancerStandard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she...
Movie pageEl misterio del carro express
as uncreditedPolice detective and his plucky girl-reporter fiancée go after the gang that committed a train...
Movie pageDisco 9000
as MidgetFass Black, an accomplished black man in Los Angeles, is bullied to play another record labels...
Movie pageThe Black Network
as Dancer (uncredited)The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since...
Movie pageHello Kathrin
as uncreditedGerman musical with Caterina Valente and Peter Alexander.
Movie pageCarolina Blues
as Dance SpecialtyWhen he loses his lead singer, bandleader Kay Kyser can't find a replacement he likes.
Movie pageStoopnocracy
as Baby SingerAn animated short chronicling the adventures of Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd.
Movie pageThe Empire of Night
as SidekickUsually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The...
Movie pageMy Son Is Guilty
as Specialty ActHonest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring.
Movie pageCoronado
as Dance Specialty (uncredited)Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social...
Movie pageBob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
as SelfDazzling appearances by Ursula Andress, Teresa Graves, Gloria Loring, Bobbi Martin, Romy...
Movie pageAdded Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were...
Movie pageThe Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
as HimselfThe Nicholas Brothers are presented here in a way that reflects the joy and intrinsic goodness...
Movie pageNicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
as Self (archival footage)In the 1940s, the Nicholas Brothers performed a dance routine so seminal it prefigured hip hop...
Movie pageNicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
as uncreditedThe Nicholas family home movies capture a golden age of show business -- with extraordinary...
Movie pageAn All-Colored Vaudeville Show
as SelfBlack vaudeville acts are featured in this Vitaphone Pepper Pot short. In addition to those...
Movie pageSmall Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as SelfLouis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking...
Movie pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThe Kennedy Center Honors
as SelfThe Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their...
TV Show pageThe Hollywood Palace
as Self - Tap DancerThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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