Episode 74 - Old Ideas Done Poorly

Your deadicated hosts cover the history of race films in the segregated US for this episode on SON OF INGAGI (1940)! Will this first all African American cast horror film thrill us, or rehash old tropes? Take a listen to find out! The film stars Laura Bowman, Alfred Grant, Daisy Bufford, Spencer Williams, and other African American actors unfortunately lost to time. Directed by Richard Kahn and written by Spencer Williams, does SON OF INGAGI have anything -- really -- to do with the 1930 exploitation film INGAGI? It's a quagmire of questions your hosts answer in this episode. Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 20:39; Discussion 27:27; Ranking 39:24