''The Little Colonel'' (1935) - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson & Shirley Temple Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) Shirley Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) The Little Colonel is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from the children's novel of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston, originally published in 1895. It focuses on the reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter in the yea

Shirley Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson made history with Hollywood’s first interracial dance scene in The Little Colonel in 1935! This moment broke barriers in classic Hollywood and remains one of the most powerful scenes in movie history #shirleytemple #billbojanglesrobinson #oldhollywood #filmhistory #goldenageofhollywood | John Joseph

The Little Colonel, 1935 The famous stair dance made Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Shirley Temple the first interracial dance pairing in Hollywood history. Temple said in an interview that he taught her “to feel the beat, rather than count it out.” • via Instagram.com/invsout | FilmFreeway

''The Little Colonel'' (1935) - Bill "Bojangles" Robinson & Shirley Temple Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) Shirley Temple (April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) The Little Colonel is a 1935 American comedy drama film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from the children's novel of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston, originally published in 1895. It focuses on the reconciliation of an estranged father and daughter in the yea