Ahhh, lovely performance. Thank you for perserving and putting history back in the eyes of the people. There is no wonder that Fred Astaire made a tribute to "Bojangles" in Swing Time! Fred took after and admired Mister Robinson because, well, he is the father of rhythm tap! Both men deceased, and yet their memory lives on almost one hundred years later! Stupendous!
I'm white but this should make it apparent that Hollywood didn't want people who were black to out shine anyone who was white. I'm going to make a statement and I'm in no way trying to be a bigot or stereotype anyone but when it comes to dancing ive never seen anyone white that could dance like Bill Robinson, Bill Bailey or Michael Jackson etc. If u say Justin Timberlake you are kidding yourself for whatever reason some not all but the best black entertainers seem to be better at the rhythm part of entertaining. If my comment offends anyone ill gladly accept the criticism but sincerely I'm not racist. I don't prefer any type of people over another as people of all colors are good and bad people and that's what defines you
In posting this the actual reason for the removal of this sequence was not given. But knowing that other movies that featured Black performers in Specialty Sequences would be cut from prints distributed in the South. This happened with films that showcased performers such as Lean Horne and the Nickolas Brothers, even though their names were in the opening credits. The curious thing is that Bill Robinson was featured in several prominent roles in several of the Shirley Temple movies to the extent that he could not be cut from the prints. And the fact that he danced with a little White girl would have seemed like a "controversy" in these parts of the country, more than the issue of this opening sequence. It was indeed a bizarre period that has been overcome.
Right-o to what you stated: it doesn't matter the colour. We all bleed red and are equal. You can be good or bad, it depends on the person you are on the inside. And yes, haven't you seen Fred Astaire..? Mister Robinson has his way of masterful and charming soft taps and Mister Astaire adapts his taps with a swinging beat, letting people know he's in the room, stomping them feet, all while having elegance and order. Check him out sometime friend!
scenes were cut all the time and for lots of reasons. To pretend you know why this particular scene was cut from this particular movie and that the reason was racism is historical revisionism. Bill Robinson starred in _many_ more successful movies than this one movies all throughout the 1930s! That doesn't really square with your rant, does it? May I also point out that he was 60 years old the year this movie was made?? 60 year old dancers are about 3 decades past their prime. Maybe they needed to cut for time and the old gent was the logical place to do it. A club scene can be cut without throwing off the plot of the movie.
Hard to say for certain, I reuploaded this clip after the original was taken down. My best guess would be from this documentary: www.imdb.com/title/tt0131423/?ref_=nm_flmg_arf_9
All those who saw it, will never forget it. They might be all dead, but they are probably dancing in Hell like he did. Fire there is hotter then our Sun. They are alive while dying every second. He gave way to two Brothers that broke the line. But his dance with The Little Princess will never go way, Shirley Temple...
You said brother it said how they do things like that back then I really should not have been I Wonder did they restore that scene in that picture I hope they did
I love Bill Robinson, but I can see why I would have deleted the scene. Too slow a start for a begging of the movie. Boring in a word. Bill Robinson had much more than this.
I agree. It is a fantastic number, but not right for the opening. I love Bill Robinson’s work, but I also love the film “Café Metropole”, and can’t see that this would have worked. It was not unusual in Hollywood at that time to have many more scenes to a film than were actually used in it, with the result that there actually was plenty of work. I don’t think Robinson was being singled out in that respect. Certainly one of the era’s finest performers!
for me seems like yeah s good but may in those years this culd be super wow 🤩 i dont see nothing wrong or boring in this scene but i get the point in usa was ultraracis…. idk why usa was like that before if black people is part of usa yes or yes, if in these ages they really hate them why they still bought or brought africans to usa? culd b easier have white ppl as slaves instead hating lots black ppl . the good thing s now usa is a mix of ppl from overseas mostly latinos, middle east, asians, lgtb and more😊 just wish there s no more hate each other for silly excuses like religions or ideology etc etc
The pace of this number is all we need to see to understand why it was cut - it's simply not opening scene material - people woulda been heading for the exits if they opened with this. Bill Robinson was 60 years old when this movie was made, not exactly at the top of his game It's not racist to say that, just objective. The best years of his dancing predated the movie industry, yet he still had a successful movie career throughout the 1930s. There's not a star in Hollywood who hasn't had scenes cut for a variety of reasons. Sometimes directors and studio heads actually knew what they were doing.
He was technically hugely gifted but never had the flair and spectacle that the Nicholas Brothers or even Fred Astaire had. Tap is clever rhythmically but not much fun to watch.
I'm a 77 year old white guy. I never knew this had been cut. Happy to see that the fact is known and been posted. A stunning performance.
Ahhh, lovely performance. Thank you for perserving and putting history back in the eyes of the people. There is no wonder that Fred Astaire made a tribute to "Bojangles" in Swing Time! Fred took after and admired Mister Robinson because, well, he is the father of rhythm tap! Both men deceased, and yet their memory lives on almost one hundred years later! Stupendous!
❤ Awesome performance...classy!!
Like my mother always said...the greats make it look easy
I came from his story and him and Can doing the splits on some stairs I had to come here. Amazing and I want to see movies from back then.
That was delightful!
I'm 21 yrs old and could watch him dance for hours
magic. What a pity, it's perfect for the movie, so graceful.
this number ain't perfect for *opening* any movie! It's a snoozefest, you don't open with a snoozefest.
The very best!
This probably would have been the best part of the entire film
Je suis plus que fane de ces films.🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️
I'm white but this should make it apparent that Hollywood didn't want people who were black to out shine anyone who was white. I'm going to make a statement and I'm in no way trying to be a bigot or stereotype anyone but when it comes to dancing ive never seen anyone white that could dance like Bill Robinson, Bill Bailey or Michael Jackson etc. If u say Justin Timberlake you are kidding yourself for whatever reason some not all but the best black entertainers seem to be better at the rhythm part of entertaining. If my comment offends anyone ill gladly accept the criticism but sincerely I'm not racist. I don't prefer any type of people over another as people of all colors are good and bad people and that's what defines you
In posting this the actual reason for the removal of this sequence was not given. But knowing that other movies that featured Black performers in Specialty Sequences would be cut from prints distributed in the South. This happened with films that showcased performers such as Lean Horne and the Nickolas Brothers, even though their names were in the opening credits. The curious thing is that Bill Robinson was featured in several prominent roles in several of the Shirley Temple movies to the extent that he could not be cut from the prints. And the fact that he danced with a little White girl would have seemed like a "controversy" in these parts of the country, more than the issue of this opening sequence. It was indeed a bizarre period that has been overcome.
Have you seen astaire, Kelly and others? If not, your comment is a waste. If you have you are just wrong.
Right-o to what you stated: it doesn't matter the colour. We all bleed red and are equal. You can be good or bad, it depends on the person you are on the inside. And yes, haven't you seen Fred Astaire..? Mister Robinson has his way of masterful and charming soft taps and Mister Astaire adapts his taps with a swinging beat, letting people know he's in the room, stomping them feet, all while having elegance and order. Check him out sometime friend!
Oh! Black people have that rythem the Nicholas Bros I could watch 24/7
Fantastic ❤❤❤
scenes were cut all the time and for lots of reasons. To pretend you know why this particular scene was cut from this particular movie and that the reason was racism is historical revisionism. Bill Robinson starred in _many_ more successful movies than this one movies all throughout the 1930s! That doesn't really square with your rant, does it?
May I also point out that he was 60 years old the year this movie was made?? 60 year old dancers are about 3 decades past their prime. Maybe they needed to cut for time and the old gent was the logical place to do it. A club scene can be cut without throwing off the plot of the movie.
Maravilloso! Como se filmaba y pegaba cada escena en ese tiempo?
thank you
where is this clip from? id love to find the original higher quality version!
Hard to say for certain, I reuploaded this clip after the original was taken down. My best guess would be from this documentary: www.imdb.com/title/tt0131423/?ref_=nm_flmg_arf_9
Would love to have more high quality version of it!
It is from a movie called Cafe Metropole with Tyrone Power and Loretta Young
It also says where it's from ..guess you didn't see it .
@@lenzotrumpet : I love this movie! It's a lovely comedy! :)
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All those who saw it, will never forget it. They might be all dead, but they are probably dancing in Hell like he did. Fire there is hotter then our Sun. They are alive while dying every second.
He gave way to two Brothers that broke the line. But his dance with The Little Princess will never go way, Shirley Temple...
You said brother it said how they do things like that back then I really should not have been I Wonder did they restore that scene in that picture I hope they did
I love Bill Robinson, but I can see why I would have deleted the scene. Too slow a start for a begging of the movie. Boring in a word. Bill Robinson had much more than this.
I agree. It is a fantastic number, but not right for the opening. I love Bill Robinson’s work, but I also love the film “Café Metropole”, and can’t see that this would have worked. It was not unusual in Hollywood at that time to have many more scenes to a film than were actually used in it, with the result that there actually was plenty of work. I don’t think Robinson was being singled out in that respect. Certainly one of the era’s finest performers!
for me seems like yeah s good but may in those years this culd be super wow 🤩
i dont see nothing wrong or boring in this scene but i get the point in usa was ultraracis….
idk why usa was like that before if black people is part of usa yes or yes, if in these ages
they really hate them why they still bought or brought africans to usa? culd b easier have
white ppl as slaves instead hating lots black ppl .
the good thing s now usa is a mix of ppl from overseas mostly latinos, middle east, asians, lgtb and more😊
just wish there s no more hate each other for silly excuses like religions or ideology etc etc
The pace of this number is all we need to see to understand why it was cut - it's simply not opening scene material - people woulda been heading for the exits if they opened with this.
Bill Robinson was 60 years old when this movie was made, not exactly at the top of his game
It's not racist to say that, just objective. The best years of his dancing predated the movie industry, yet he still had a successful movie career throughout the 1930s.
There's not a star in Hollywood who hasn't had scenes cut for a variety of reasons. Sometimes directors and studio heads actually knew what they were doing.
Exactly my thoughts about the routine about halfway in. Too slow and too long.
He was technically hugely gifted but never had the flair and spectacle that the Nicholas Brothers or even Fred Astaire had. Tap is clever rhythmically but not much fun to watch.