The Nicholas Brothers Down Argentine Way & TV

Film Routine

1940 «Down Argentine Way»

(coach: Nick Castle) (20th Century Fox, October 11, 1940) p. 7

TV-SPECIALS

1951

«Song & Down Argentine Way»

from «The Ed Sullivan Show»  #4.45, July 22. 1951 p. 27

The Chesterfield Sound Off Time»

S13.E11 (December 23. 1951)

«Special-Arrangement Routine» p. 43

«The Nicholas Brothers with Bob Hope» p. 61

1952

«Special-Arrangement Routine» & «Down Argentine Way»

from «The Colgate Comedy Hour», Episode #3.13 (14 Dec. 1952) p. 71

1953

«Toast Of The Town» > Half-Break / Full-Break Routine

Episode #7.14 (Dec. 13, 1953) p. 103

1964

«with a french accent» Intro / «Down Argentine Way»

(beginning) / Jumpin’Jive (splits & stair dance splits)

from «Hollywood Palace» Episode #2.2, Capital Cities / ABC, September 26, 1964 p. 117

«My Kind Of Town»

«Hollywood Palace» Episode #2.8, Capital Cities / ABC, November 14, 1964 p. 133

1965

The «Special-Arrangement Routine» to «That Old Black Magic»

«Hollywood Palace» Episode # 2.22 (February 27, 1965) p. 143

1966

The Nicholas Brothers & Bob Hope

«Bob Hope USO Christmas Show»

filmed by RADARMEN3rd Gene Mc Callister > no sound

USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam, December 29, 1965 p. 159

Bob Hope & The Nicholas Brothers «Bob Hope Special»

Waltzclog, Softshoe & the Shim-Sham Routine

NBC, January 19, 1966 p. 163

Donald O’Connor & The Nicholas Brothers

«Special-Arrangement Routine» (short version) p. 171

& «Moses-Dance» 2nd part to «Cute»

from «The Bell Telephone Hour» - «Song and Dance Man»

Season 8, Episode 9 / NBC-TV (January 16, 1966) p. 181

1968

The «Special-Arrangement Routine» to «That Old Black Magic»

Carol Lawrence Show (October 20, 1968) > take 1 & 2 p. 195

The Nicholas Brothers & Carol Lawrence «Funky»

Carol Lawrence Show 1968 ? p. 223

1977 

Michael Jackson & The Nicholas Brothers

«Special-Arrangement Routine» > parts

from «The Jacksons» season 1, episode 8 (Feb. 9, 1977) p. 229

1980

«Special-Arrangement Routine», «In Kalamazoo»

& «Chattanooga Choo-Choo»

from «xxx, 1980) p. 251

1981

«Chattanooga Choo-Choo» 

53rd Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion LA (ABC, March 31, 1981) p. 269

1982

«A Cappella Tap» Harold, Songs

& «Chattanooga Choo-Choo»

not yet identified TV-Special 1982 p. 275

1989 Nicholas Brothers «Chattanooga Choo-Choo»

«Jazz Tap 1989» Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA (1989)

produced by Rusty Frank p. 279

1989 Nicholas Brothers «Chattanooga Choo-Choo»

«The Nicholas Brothers live in San Diego»

True Films (Richard Arsenault) p. 281

1992 Fayard Nicholas «Chattanooga Choo-Choo» 

from the A&E documentary «We Sing And We Dance» (1992) p. 287

Fayard Nicholas «Chattanooga Choo-Choo»

from the DVD «Let’s Tap» (1992) p. 289

1984

Harold Nicholas & The Kessler Twins «Tea For Two»

with Alice and Ellen Kessler - Al Paradise (RAI 1, Italian TV, 1984) p. 291

Harold Nicholas & Ensemble «Las Vegas»

Al Paradise (RAI 1, Italian TV, 1984) p. 295

1985

Monica Pege, Harold Nicholas & Hinton Battle «Class Act»

Song-And-Dance from the Broadway show «The Tap Dance Kid»

Touring Company, 1985 p. 295

Harold Nicholas & Hinton Battle «Class Act»

«Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon 1985» p. 309

Harold Nicholas / Dulé Hill «Tap, Tap»

(from «The Tap Dance Kid», Broadway Tour, 1985)

choreography by Danny Daniels p. 317

Harold Nicholas / Dulé Hill / Hinton Battle «Dick Cavett Show»

Harold solo / duo «Tap-Tap» / presentations

(USA Network, February 3, 1986» p. 325

1978

Fayard Nicholas «The Oral Histories of Tap Dancing»

Danny Daniels interviews Jack Williams (May 24, 1978) p. 333

1989

«Fayard’s A Cappella Tap»

Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA (1989) produced by Rusty Frank p. 350

1990

«Fayard’s A Cappella Tap»

«The Nicholas Brothers live in San Diego» True Films (Richard Arsenault) p. 355

1989

Jeni LeGon & Fayard Nicholas «The Shim-Sham Routine»

from a 1989 Show (included in the DVD «Presenting Dr. Jeni LeGon») p. 359

Jeni LeGon & The Nicholas Brothers «The Shim-Sham Routine»

«Jazz Tap 1989» Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA (1989) produced by Rusty Frank p. 265

1992

Frankie Manning, Harold & Ensemble «The Shim-Sham Shimmy»

Pat Cannon Foot & Fiddle Dance Company (December 1992) p. 383

Harold Nicholas solo

1981

«David Danced For The Lord»

Max Roach on drums / from «A Salute To Duke» TV special, May 13 1981 p. 397

A Cappella Solo

1981

«53rd Academy Awards»

at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion LA (ABC, March 31, 1981 p. 405

1982

TV-Special 1982 with Harold p. 408

1985

Harold Nicholas & Sammy Davis Jr «Motown Returns To The Apollo»

(TV Special, May 19,1985) p. 413

1985

«The Cotton Club Comes To The Ritz»

aka «The Cotton Club Remembered» documentary (BBC, 1985) p. 417

1987

«Slap That Bass»

from «‘Great Performances’ celebrating Gershwin: S’Wonderful» p. 425

(filmed by the BBC on March 11 / PBS, December 4, 1987)

«Sammy Davis Kennedy Center Honors»

(December 30, 1987) p. 434

1989

«Challenge Scene»

«Tap» (Tristar Pictures, February 10, 1989) DVD p. 438

«Jazz Tap 1989»

at Kimball's East, Emeryville, CA (1989) produced by Rusty Frank p. 441

1990

«The Nicholas Brothers live in San Diego»

True Films (Richard Arsenault, 1990) p. 449

«Stage Show» not dated

from a stage-show presented by the Nicholas Brothers p. 457

Specials

Harold Nicholas «Al Paradise»

Italian TV show «Al Paradise» (RAI Uno, 1984) p. 464

Fayard Nicholas, choreographer «Butter And Egg Man»

from the Broadway Production Of «Black & Blue» (January 26, 1989) p. 465

1936 / 1989 «Lucky Numbers»

from «Black Network» (Vitaphone, 2 reels, May 5, 1936)

> Harold’s 1936 and 1989 versions p. 474

> Fayard’s 1936 and 1989 versions p. 491

> Harold’s & Fayard’s 199O versions p. 491

Film Origins of Tap Combinations > Steps introduced by Harold < p. 515

A glimpse at Harold’s favorite A Cappella-Tap Combinations p. 522