Percy Verwayen
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Straight to Heaven
1939-12-12
Straight to Heaven
Overview: Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and Even" brand of canned goods sold in Harlem.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-12
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Fight That Ghost
1946-01-01
Fight That Ghost
Overview: Pigmeat and Shorty, who own "Pigmeat and Shorty's Bootery", are told by their landlord to either pay up or get out. They get caught trying to short-count him, and he threatens to have them arrested. After a series of disasters--they ruin a customer's suit, their store blows up--they get a telegram notifying them that a man they once did a kindness for has left them quite a bit of money and a house, but in order to get the inheritance, they have to spend a night in the bedroom of the man's house. When they arrive there, they notice two things--the place is kind of creepy and a series of spooky incidents leaves them to believe the house is haunted.
Genres: Comedy Horror Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-01
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Paradise in Harlem
1939-01-01
Paradise in Harlem
Overview: It is the story of a comedian Lem Anderson who dreams of playing in Shakespeare scenes but he is applied only role in Harlem Vaudeville. One day he is the witness of a crime and the mobster strongly advised him to leave the town...
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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The Call of His People
1921-09-14
The Call of His People
Overview: Nelson Holmes, a black man posing as a white man, had advanced from office boy to general manager.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-09-14
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The Burden of Race
1921-06-01
The Burden of Race
Overview: A young college educated black man meets a girl of Asian descent and falls in love with her. Their love story was caught up with events burdened up by a racial animosity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-01
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The Conjure Woman
The Conjure Woman
Overview: Screenplay adapted from Charles Chestnutt's novel.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
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Easy Money
1922-03-01
Easy Money
Overview: Andy Simpson, constable, blacksmith and all-round mechanic of Millbrook, a thrifty little southern town, is looked upon as slow, plodding, and lacking in ambition by all save Margie Watkins, his sweetheart and daughter of the bank president. Margie, however, becomes attracted to J. Overton Tighe (a partner of James Bradford, notorious promoter of "wildcat" investments), who is newly arrived in town in an expensive car. Despite Andy's warnings, the townspeople eagerly buy shares in a phony stock promoted by Tighe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-03-01
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The Schemers
1922-08-19
The Schemers
Overview: A research chemist with a drug company, is close to success in his attempt to develop a chemical substitute for gasoline. Juan Bronson, who is the private secretary of, the president of the company, conspires with to steal Paul's formula.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-08-19
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The Secret Sorrow
1921-10-01
The Secret Sorrow
Overview: A recent young widow Anne Morgan is thrust into terrible poverty. Unable to care for both of her children, she persuades a prominent black doctor to adopt one of the boys.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-10-01
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The Simp
1921-01-01
The Simp
Overview: Little information is known about the nature of this film, it is considered lost.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-01-01
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Sepia Cinderella
1947-07-25
Sepia Cinderella
Overview: A struggling songwriter abandons his girlfriend for a flashy woman after landing a hit.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-07-25
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