Nicholas Brothers First Film: "Pie Pie Blackbird"

The first movie role of the Nicholas Brothers was an uncredited appearance in the 1932 Vitaphone short film Pie Pie Blackbird starring Eubie Blake and his Band, and featuring singer Nina Mae McKinney. See also more Nicholas Brothers Films and all Tap Dancing Movies

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The very young Nicholas Brothers appear with Nina Mae McKinney at the beginning of this film and their tap dance begins about 8 minutes into the 10 minute short.

About the Film

TITLE: "Pie Pie Blackbird" Short Film
CAST: Eubie Blake, Nina Mae McKinney, the Nicholas Brothers
DIRECTOR: Roy Mack
WRITER: A. Dorian Otvos
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Brothers
RELEASE DATE: June 4, 1932
RUNNING TIME: 10 minutes and 45 seconds

YEAR: 1932
TITLE "Pie, Pie Blackbird"
RUNNING TIME: 10 minutes and 45 seconds
ROLE: Uncredited "Black Maria" dance
NOTE: Vitaphone short film starring Eubie Blake and band featuring Nina Mae McKinney. The Nicholas appear as two small boys in the short and they perform a tap dance about 8 minutes in.
VIDEO CLIP: View Entire Film at YouTube.com

Wikipedia "Pie Pie Blackbiard" Article

IMDB "Pie Pie Blackbiard" Entry

Songs, Dances,and Musical Numbers

"Black Maria"
Tap dance by the Nicholas Brothers with music by Eubie Blake and Band

"China Boy"
Performed by Eubie Blake and Band

"Everything I've Got Belongs to You"
Performed by Nina Mae McKinney with Eubie Blake And Band

"Hungarian Rhapsody Number 2"
Music by Franz Liszt

"I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You"
Performed by Eubie Blake and Band

"It Takes a Blackbird to Make the Sweetest Kind of Pie"
Performed by Nina Mae McKinney

"Memories of You"
Performed by Eubie Blake and Band

DVD of the Film

TITLE: Big Band Jazz and Swing Short Films Collection Amazon Ad

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DESCRIPTION: Boxed set of 6 DVDs featuring 63 Warner Brothers short films made between 1932 to 1946, including 1932's "Pie Pie Blackbird"