Although his brand of humor has been reviled for decades, Negro character actor Mantan Moreland parlayed his cocky but jittery character into a recognizable presence in the late 1930s and early 1940s, ...

Throughout history, African Americans have used humor as an escape and a way to express the black experience in America. This January, the Sundance Film Festival screened a documentary, which explores ...

A Ouachita Parish native almost became one of the famous The Three Stooges. Mantan Moreland was a popular actor and comedian during the 1930s and 1940s, and best known for his role as chauffer ...

A 16mm print of a film with the title Ebony Parade. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage consists of a ...

In his screen debut, the incomparable Charlie Chan calls in his Number Four Son (Benson Fong) and loyal assistant (Mantan Moreland), to help investigate a series of murders committed with cobra venom.

A chorus girl (Betty Grable) and her fiancée (John Payne) end up in the same show. A deft performance by Victor Mature as an egotistical boxer. Jane Wyman, James Gleason, Phil Silvers, Cobina Wright ...

Whenever I have a light, fun filled, laughing out loud moment with family members and friends, my mind goes back in time to jokes and stories of some of our renowned comedians of the past. You know ...