"Bojangles of Harlem" Tap Dance (1936)

A video clip of ? tap dancing to the song "Bojangles of Harlem" in the 1936 film "Swing Time". See also more about the movie Swing Time (1936) and about other movies with tap dancing scenes organized By Title and By Year.

Fred Astaire tap dancing in black face with three of his own shadows. The number is a tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and many of its tap steps are are tribute to Astaire's one-time tap dancing teacher John W. Bubbles, as is the suit Astaire is wearing (similar to a suit worn by bubbles in Porgy and Bess). Hermes Pan received the "Best Dnce Direction" Academy Award for the "Bojangles of Harlem" tap dance.