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Speeding through Harlem, drawling Negro Comic Stepin Fetchit (Lincoln Theodore Perry) had a blowout, smashed his Lincoln sedan into an Elevated pillar, cracked his skull, demolished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, May 3, 1937 | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

Additional rumors that Steppin Fetchit was planning to enter a New Haven institution were quickly quashed with announcement that he has no raccoon coat...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "NO SPINACH" BALKS TEMPLE DESIRE TO BE NEAR FREDDY | 1/25/1937 | See Source »

With the exception of Frank Morgan and Stepin Fetchit, the supporting cast is mediocre. Given a difficult role as Shirley's light-fingered grandfather, Morgan plays with excellent restraint...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Moviegoer | 10/17/1936 | See Source »

Typical Chanese maxim: "Theory, like mist on eyeglasses, obscures fact." Good shot: the Negro retainer (Stepin Fetchit) losing his flashlight in a tomb which he considers to be a convention hall for "hants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jul. 1, 1935 | 7/1/1935 | See Source »

...girl with whom he is in love. The ensuing contest results in a break-up of the love affair, leaving the audience in suspense as to the outcome. But in the end the difficulty is patched up in an unexpected but delightful manner. The antics of Stepin Fetchit add considerably to the humor of the picture throughout...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 3/8/1935 | See Source »

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