I first encountered Mantan Moreland (born on this day in 1902) in the camp horror classic Spider Baby courtesy Mr. Pinnock. It wasn’t until much later that I learned about his history in black vaudeville (see my article here), Charlie Chan movies, and his reputation for racy comedy routines like the one below: To find out [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:42AM on September 3, 2012