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The Nicholas Brothers

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The Nicholas Brothers
The Nicholas Brothers is known for Le gosse aux millions (1934), That's Dancing! (1985) and Radio Cavalcade (1941).
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    Known for

    Eddie Cantor in Le gosse aux millions (1934)
    Le gosse aux millions
    6.6
    • Dance Specialty on Ship(as Nicholas Brothers)
    • 1934
    That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
    7.2
    • Soundtrack("Down Argentina Way")
    • 1985
    Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, and The Ink Spots in Radio Cavalcade (1941)
    Radio Cavalcade
    6.6
    • Dancers(as Nicholas Brothers)
    • 1941
    Symphonie burlesque (1935)
    Symphonie burlesque
    5.6
    • Dot and Dash
    • 1935

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    • Janet Jackson in Janet Jackson: Alright (1990)
      Janet Jackson: Alright
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Nicholas Brothers (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1990
    • Bon soir, Kathrin! (1957)
      Bon soir, Kathrin!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • 1958
    • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Symphonie magique (1943)
      Symphonie magique
      7.3
      • Dancers (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1943
    • Glenn Miller, Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, and Glenn Miller and His Orchestra in Kalamazoo (1942)
      Kalamazoo
      6.8
      • Nicholas Brothers (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1942
    • Glenn Miller, Sonja Henie, and John Payne in Tu seras mon mari (1941)
      Tu seras mon mari
      7.1
      • Specialty (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1941
    • Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, and The Ink Spots in Radio Cavalcade (1941)
      Radio Cavalcade
      6.6
      • Dancers (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1941
    • Betty Grable, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, and John Payne in Adieu Broadway (1940)
      Adieu Broadway
      6.4
      • Dance Specialty
      • 1940
    • Glenn Ford, Harry Carey, Julie Bishop, and Bruce Cabot in My Son Is Guilty (1939)
      My Son Is Guilty
      5.4
      • Specialty Act (uncredited)
      • 1939
    • The Black Network (1936)
      The Black Network
      7.3
      Short
      • The Nicholas Brothers
      • 1936
    • Betty Burgess and Johnny Downs in Coronado (1935)
      Coronado
      6.9
      • Dance Specialty (uncredited)
      • 1935
    • Symphonie burlesque (1935)
      Symphonie burlesque
      5.6
      • Dot and Dash
      • 1935
    • Eddie Cantor in Le gosse aux millions (1934)
      Le gosse aux millions
      6.6
      • Dance Specialty on Ship (as Nicholas Brothers)
      • 1934
    • Pie, Pie, Blackbird (1932)
      Pie, Pie, Blackbird
      7.0
      Short
      • Children
      • Dancers (uncredited)
      • 1932

    Soundtrack



    • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
      Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
      8.3
      Video
      • performer: "Black Maria" (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (2008)
      Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Black Maria" (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (2007)
      The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest
      6.5
      Video
      • performer: "Be a Clown"
      • 2007
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Lucky Numbers" (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • That's Dancing! (1985)
      That's Dancing!
      7.2
      • performer: "Down Argentina Way"
      • 1985
    • T'as pas 100 balles? (1975)
      T'as pas 100 balles?
      7.1
      • performer: "Lucky Number" (uncredited)
      • 1975
    • Betty Grable in Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
      Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • performer: "The Jumpin' Jive"
      • 1974
    • Il était une fois Hollywood (1974)
      Il était une fois Hollywood
      7.8
      • performer: "Be A Clown" (1948) (uncredited)
      • 1974
    • Myra Breckinridge (1970)
      Myra Breckinridge
      4.5
      • performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (uncredited)
      • 1970
    • Pinky and Perky (1957)
      Pinky and Perky
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (uncredited)
      • 1964
    • Le pirate (1948)
      Le pirate
      6.9
      • performer: "Be a Clown" (uncredited)
      • 1948
    • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Symphonie magique (1943)
      Symphonie magique
      7.3
      • performer: "My, My, Ain't That Somethin'" (1933), "The Jumpin' Jive" (1939) (uncredited)
      • 1943
    • Glenn Miller, Sonja Henie, and John Payne in Tu seras mon mari (1941)
      Tu seras mon mari
      7.1
      • performer: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (1941) (uncredited)
      • 1941
    • Cesar Romero, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, and The Ink Spots in Radio Cavalcade (1941)
      Radio Cavalcade
      6.6
      • performer: "Alabamy Bound" (uncredited)
      • 1941
    • Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, and Betty Grable in Sous le ciel d'Argentine (1940)
      Sous le ciel d'Argentine
      6.4
      • performer: "Down Argentina Way" (1940) (uncredited)
      • 1940

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      • Nicholas Brothers
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      Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (1936). Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Director: John McManus. Music orchestrated by [error], Conrad Sallinger, Russell Bennett and Don Walker. Scenic Design and Costume Design by Vincente Minnelli. Sketches directed by Eddie Dowling. Ballets directed by George Balanchine. Directed by John Murray Anderson and Edward Clarke Lilley. Winter Garden Theatre: 30 Jan 1936- 9 May 1936 (115 performances). Cast: Fanny Brice, Bob Hope, Gertrude Niesen, Eve Arden, Gene Ashley, Josephine Baker, Milton Barnett, Vicki Belling, Herman Belmonte, Prescott Brown, Edward Browne, Florine Callahan, Judy Canova, George Church, Stella Clauson, Evelyn Dale, Dorothy Daly, Maxine Darrell, Roger Davis, Nancy Dolan, Tom Draper, Althea Elder, George Enz, Helene Fromson, Thomas Gleason, Vera Haal, Georgia Hiden, Harriet Hoctor, Gay Hoff, John Hoyt, Stan Kavanaugh, Irene Kelly, Lyn Leslie, Ula Love, Elena Marano, Helene Marchand, Duke McHale, Rodney McLennan, Betty McMahon, Mary Alice Moore, Jean Moorhead, Howard Morgan, Jane Moxon, Paul Nelson, The Nicholas Brothers, Gertrude Niesen, Hugh O'Connell, Eileen O'Driscoll, Jessica Pepper, Gloria Pierre, Cherry Preisser, June Preisser, Isabel Pulsford, William Quentmeyer, Peggy Quinn, J. Ramos, Erminie Randolph, Frances Rands, Cornelia Rogers, J. Sastere, Marion Semler, Thelma Shearon, Didi Skoug, Marlyn Stuart, Ricki Tanzi, Peggy Thomas, Ethel Thorsen, Williem Van Loon, Marie Vanneman, Everette West, Irving West, Ben Yost. Produced by 'Billie Burke Ziegfeld', Lee Shubert and J.J. Shubert.

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      Tap dancing duo comprising real-life brothers Harold Nicholas and Fayard Nicholas. (Click on individual names for additional credits).

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