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In The Pirate with the Nicholas Brothers... ...Gene displayed the rough-and-tumble
kind of acrobatic dancing... ...that quickly became a popular part
of his repertoire. From the start,
Gene was constantly experimenting... ...from classical ballet
to a burlesque buck-and-wing. He was determined to broaden
the horizons of the film musical. And in doing so,
he became one of the most versatile... ...and original performers
the movies have ever known
kind of acrobatic dancing... ...that quickly became a popular part
of his repertoire. From the start,
Gene was constantly experimenting... ...from classical ballet
to a burlesque buck-and-wing. He was determined to broaden
the horizons of the film musical. And in doing so,
he became one of the most versatile... ...and original performers
the movies have ever known
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In The Pirate with the Nicholas Brothers...
00:00:03.042 --> 00:00:06.673
...Gene displayed the rough-and-tumble
kind of acrobatic dancing...
00:00:06.084 --> 00:00:09.884
...that quickly became a popular part
of his repertoire.
00:00:11.136 --> 00:00:13.972
From the start,
Gene was constantly experimenting...
00:00:14.139 --> 00:00:16.725
...from classical ballet
to a burlesque buck-and-wing.
00:00:16.891 --> 00:00:20.998
He was determined to broaden
the horizons of the film musical.
00:00:20.186 --> 00:00:22.731
And in doing so,
he became one of the most versatile...
00:00:22.897 --> 00:00:25.692
...and original performers
the movies have ever known.
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Movie Summary
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.