Clarence Brooks
Know for: Acting
Born: 1896-12-23
Place of birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Also know as:
The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916)
A junior Negro oil engineer rescues a white woman and earns the chance to succeed in the oil business.
Georgia Rose (1930)
Musical film with an all-black cast.
Arrowsmith (1931)
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
The Negro Soldier (1944)
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.
Murder In Harlem (1935)
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.
Spirit of Youth (1938)
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
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...
The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
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...
Bad Boy (1939)
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...
Wild Women (1951)
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Broken Strings (1940)
After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing...
Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
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...
By Right of Birth (1921)
Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
A Man's Duty (1919)
Wealthy man about town, Richard Beverly, and Hubert Gordon are rivals for the affections of Myra Lewis.
Dark Manhattan (1937)
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
The Law of Nature (1917)
A beautiful eastern society girl is the governess of the children of a wealthy cattleman whom she eventually marries.
Rock Island Trail (1950)
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Absent (1928)
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...