Harold Nicholas
Date of birth: 1921-03-27
Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Nicholas Brothers, The Nicholas Brothers, Harold Lloyd Nicholas
Biography
Movie Credits
The Five Heartbeats
1991-03-29
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group cal
Down Argentine Way
1940-10-11
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine h
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show
1935-06-21
Black vaudeville acts are featured in this Vitaphone Pepper Pot short. In addition to those listed i
Disco 9000
1976-07-27
Fass Black, an accomplished black man in Los Angeles, is bullied to play another record labels music
Emperor Jones
1933-09-29
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff an
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988-05-16
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Stoopnocracy
1933-08-18
An animated short chronicling the adventures of Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd.
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935-09-20
Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of ban
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies
1940-01-01
The Nicholas family home movies capture a golden age of show business -- with extraordinary footage
Nicholas Brothers: Stormy Weather
2022-06-11
In the 1940s, the Nicholas Brothers performed a dance routine so seminal it prefigured hip hop by th
Calling All Stars
1937-03-01
Musical review. The messenger carrying the master discs of a season drops them, so Flotsam and Jetsa
The Empire of Night
1962-12-05
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empir
Pie, Pie Blackbird
1932-06-03
Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap danc
The Black Network
1936-04-04
The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since his
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year hi
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002-02-05
The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shor
Barber Shop Blues
1933-09-30
A barber shop owner wins a sweepstake. He remodels his shop and hires Claude Hopkins and his orchest
Orchestra Wives
1942-09-04
Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her fee
Coronado
1935-11-27
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crus
Sun Valley Serenade
1941-08-29
When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwe
Tin Pan Alley
1940-11-29
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to Engla
Bob Hope: Entertaining the Troops
2016-05-10
Dazzling appearances by Ursula Andress, Teresa Graves, Gloria Loring, Bobbi Martin, Romy Schneider,
Don't Gamble with Love
1936-02-28
Standard tale of husband and wife living a party lifestyle. He works in a gambling hall and she occa
Hello Kathrin
1956-05-08
German musical with Caterina Valente and Peter Alexander.
The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance
1992-11-29
The Nicholas Brothers are presented here in a way that reflects the joy and intrinsic goodness that
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
El misterio del carro express
1953-07-22
Police detective and his plucky girl-reporter fiancée go after the gang that committed a train robbe
Take It or Leave It
1944-07-17
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant
Stormy Weather
1943-07-21
The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the
Reckless Age
1944-08-01
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home
It's Black Entertainment
2002-02-08
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer
Tap
1989-02-12
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his
That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca
My Son Is Guilty
1939-12-28
Honest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring.
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about Ame
Uptown Saturday Night
1974-07-26
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdu
El mensaje de la muerte
1953-05-02
Funny Bones
1995-09-20
Tommy Fawkes wants to be a successful comedian. After his Las Vegas debut is a failure, he returns t
The Pirate
1948-06-11
A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Maco
Kid Millions
1934-11-10
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has
The Great American Broadcast
1941-05-09
After WWI two men go into radio. Failure leads the wife of one to borrow money from another; she goe
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998-02-10
Louis Gossett Jr. takes viewers through a special documentary celebration of the groundbreaking achi
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019-11-10
Maurice Hines -- actor, director, singer, and choreographer -- navigates the complications of show b
Carolina Blues
1944-12-20
When he loses his lead singer, bandleader Kay Kyser can't find a replacement he likes.
Abbott and Costello Christmas Show
1952-02-22
Celebrate the season with this collection of sketches starring the hilarious Abbott and Costello and