Mantan Moreland Tells a Dirty Joke by Trav S.D.

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 [...]

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