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Nicholas Brothers
The Nicholas Brothers in Orchestra Wives (1942).
During the 1930s, the Nicholas Brothers appeared in several Hollywood motion pictures, following their debut in the short film Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932). Their film credits during this decade included:
- Kid Millions (1934)
- An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (1935)
- The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Due to the racial prejudice of the era, the brothers were typically presented as a specialty act rather than as leading men in these productions.1