Aug 15, 20086
The Stooge That Almost Was
Categories: Film
Time and politics play funny tricks on our cultural memory. In this world, it is possible to be among the best-known stars of one generation -- only to be completely forgotten by the next. If you doubt that, consider the case of Mantan Moreland. Chances are, you have never heard of Moreland -- unless you're one of the handful of obsessive film fans who remember him as "Birmingham Brown," playing opposite of Sidney Toler and Roland Winters in the CHARLIE CHAN potboilers of ... Read More
