Four Step Brothers Tap Dancing in the Movies

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FILM: "Shine On Harvet Moon" (1944)
SONG: "So Dumb But So Beautiful"
SINGERS: Jack Carson and Marie Wilson
TAP DANCERS: The Four Step Brothers
AKA: Al Williams, Ernest Morrison, Freddie James, Sylvester Johnson
VIDEO: Song and Tap Dance Video Clip

IMDB Bio

The original group was a trio "Anderson, Williams, and Walker", formed in the mid-20s, and were not actually brothers even from the start. The name was changed to "The Step Brothers" when a fourth dancer was added a few years later. Founding members included Al Williams and Maceo Anderson, who were mainstays of the group throughout its existence. The group specialized in "flash" tap - fast footwork including acrobatic stunts, and the act often had the form of a street 'challenge', with each dancer in turn taking a solo and trying to outdo the others. They started out performing at Harlem's Cotton Club with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. From there they went on to vaudeville and nightclub work, appearing in nightclubs throughout the U.S. and also touring abroad.

The group continued working through the mid 1960s. The personnel changed over the years, sometimes including singers; among the dancers that joined the group were "Sunshine Sammy" Ernest Morrison, Red Gordon, Sherman Robinson, Happy ?, Sylvester Johnson, Freddie James, and in the final years Prince C. Spencer and "Flash" Rufus L. McDonald.

Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Four Step Brothers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre. Their star is located at approximately 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles California.

1930's

FILM; SONG: ? TAP DNACERS: ? Barber Shop Blues (1933) | Soundtrack | Tap Dances

1940's

When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942)
Four Step Brothers as Delivery Dock workers tap dancing
- Maceo Anderson (1900 or 1910-2001) | IMDB |
- Freddy James / aka Freddie James? | IMDB |
- Sylvester Johnson | IMDB |
- Al Williams | IMDB |

Hi Buddy (1943) | Soundtrack | Tap Dances

It Ain't Hay (1943) | IMDB

Rhythm of the Islands (1943) | IMDB | TCM | Wikipedia |

Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) | IMDB | TCM | Wikipedia
| The Four Step Brothers as Tap Dancing Clowns |

Greenwich Village (1944) | IMDB | TCM | Wikipedia |

Carolina Blues (1944) | IMDB | TCM |

1950's

Here Come the Girls (1953) | IMDB | TCM | Wikipedia | Video |

The Patsy (1964) | IMDB | TCM | Wikipedia |

TV Shows

1956 Milton Beryl Show

1964 Ed Sullivan Show (as the Stepp Brothers) | #Episode 17.43 |

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