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
