July 16, 1976 –
The Universal sports comedy (produced by Motown Productions,) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, directed by John Badham (in his directorial debut), and starring Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor, Stan Shaw, and Tony Burton, was released on this date.
Richard Pryor’s character pretends to be Cuban to join a Major League team. The first black major league baseball player joined in 1905. The team claimed he was Puerto Rican, even though he spoke no Spanish.
The Haus of Dcaligari 