Bill “Bojangles” Robinson stars in this film based on his own life. He plays an aging tapdancer who reminisces about his past performances and loves, thus providing, in flashback, a stage for Lena Horne, as his girlfriend, Selina, and other performers including Fats Waller (“Ain't Misbehavin'”); a zoot-suited Cab Calloway; Dooley Wilson; the innovative, African and Latin-based choreography of the Katherine Dunham Dancers; and the fabulous Nicholas Brothers, who combine tap dancing with acrobatics and almost steal the show. Robinson himself still taps up a storm in this film which, like Cabin in the Sky, provided Hollywood another “easy” way to employ black artists--as joyful entertainers--but which remains a singularly entertaining opportunity to see these legendary artists in action.