Clarence Brooks
Also Known As: Clarence Ahart Brooks
Biography: Clarence Brooks was born on December 23, 1896, in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Murder in Harlem (1935), Arrowsmith (1931) and Georgia Rose (1930). He was married to Cherry Hale.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Birthday: December 23, 1896
Deathday: March 12, 1969
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Gender: Male
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The Realization of a Negro's Ambition
Overview: A junior Negro oil engineer rescues a white woman and earns the chance to succeed in the oil business.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-01-02
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Georgia Rose
Overview: Musical film with an all-black cast.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-09-20
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Arrowsmith
Overview: A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-07
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The Negro Soldier
Overview: Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Genres: Documentary Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-04-10
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Harlem Rides the Range
Overview: A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-02-01
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Murder In Harlem
Overview: A Black night watchman at a chemical factory finds the body of a murdered white woman. After reporting it, he finds himself accused of the murder.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-12
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Spirit of Youth
Overview: The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-04-01
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Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Overview: A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He infiltrates the gang to catch the men who framed him.
Genres: Action Drama Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-01
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The Bronze Buckaroo
Overview: Bob Blake and his sidekick and four singing cowboys arrive at the Jackson ranch where Bob learns from Betty Jackson that her brother, Joe, is missing. Bob investigates and learns that there is gold on the Jackson ranch, and the neighboring rancher has kidnapped Joe in order to get his land.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-01
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Bad Boy
Overview: Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve Carson, a fellow employee, is constantly flaunting the money he has won at the race track. Johnny also bets the races, but loses heavily and takes some of the firm's money to cover his losses.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-10
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Wild Women
Overview: A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-23
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Broken Strings
Overview: After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing music to classical.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-01
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Up Jumped the Devil
Overview: Two ne'er-do-wells, Washington and Jefferson, just out of prison are looking for jobs so they won't get arrested for vagrancy. They find out that the wealthy Mrs. Brown is looking to hire a butler and a maid, and Jefferson talks Washington into dressing up as a woman so they can get both jobs. They get the jobs, but they soon run into Bad News Johnson, a crook they met in prison. They find out that Johnson is planning to pull a con on Mrs. Brown and he wants them to go in on it with him. Complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-01
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By Right of Birth
Overview: Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-06-22
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A Man's Duty
Overview: Wealthy man about town, Richard Beverly, and Hubert Gordon are rivals for the affections of Myra Lewis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-09-03
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Dark Manhattan
Overview: A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-13
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The Law of Nature
Overview: A beautiful eastern society girl is the governess of the children of a wealthy cattleman whom she eventually marries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-07-28
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Rock Island Trail
Overview: A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-18
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Overview: Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-19
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Absent
Overview: A shell-shocked black soldier is cared for by a miner and his daughter when he wanders into their camp, and makes a fresh start in life with the aid of the American Legion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-08-28
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