Mulatto

Mulatto is a term used to describe someone of mixed racial ancestry. It is most often attributed to people who hail from a black parent and a white parent, though parentage of other races and/or ethnicity, such as Latino or Asian yield mulatto children as well. Mulatto is an archaic term, and is considered politically incorrect by modern standards. The word has since been replaced by terms like biracial and/or multiracial. Still, there is nothing intrinsically offensive or insensitive about the word Mulatto itself.

In the 1962 adventure film Night Creatures, there was an unnamed Mulatto character who served as an antagonist in the film. This man was active during the late 18th century and worked aboard the pirate ship Imogene under the command of Captain Nathaniel Clegg. The Mulatto attempted to rape the captain's wife, and for his crimes, he was sentenced to have his tongue removed, his ears slit open, and was left to die on an uninhabited island.

The Mulatto survived however, and was taken in by members of the British Royal Navy under Captain Collier some sixteen years later. In the year 1792, Collier brought the Mulatto to the village of Dymchurch where, unbeknownst to both of them, Captain Clegg had been living and working under the alias of Parson Blyss. Upon seeing him, the Mulatto immediately recognized him as Clegg and lunged for him. He was pulled away, but as he was now mute due to his lack of tongue, could not identify Blyss as Captain Clegg.

Captain Collier was investigating an ongoing smuggling operation and had the mute sniff around the village inn in search of illegal liquor. As a prisoner and servant of the Navy, the Mulatto was occasionally rewarded with a bottle of wine for his troubles.

The Mulatto eventually escaped from captivity and went to a coffin maker's shop where he found Captain Clegg. He threw a spear at him, striking a mortal wound to Clegg's back. The captain's confederate, Jeremiah Mipps, then shot the Mulatto dead.