02 Feb 1949
Slightly French
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Pie, Pie Blackbird
Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap dancers Fayard and Harold Nicholas.
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Eubie Blake 
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Fayard Nicholas Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
Harold Nicholas Child with Nina / Dancer (as The Nicholas Brothers)
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