Clarence Brooks

Actor · 1896 – 1969 · San Antonio, Texas, USA

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.

Movies20

Movie6.3
Western
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
Rock Island Trail
1950 · 6 votes
Movie6.6
Drama
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Arrowsmith
1931 · 32 votes
Movie
Documentary
Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Movie7.0
Music
Musical film with an all-black cast.
Georgia Rose
1930 · 1 votes
Movie6.2
DocumentaryDrama
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
The Negro Soldier
1944 · 30 votes
Movie3.9
Western
A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.
Harlem Rides the Range
1939 · 8 votes
Movie10.0
Comedy
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.
Up Jumped the Devil
1941 · 1 votes
Movie4.8
ActionDrama
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.
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938 · 8 votes
Movie4.8
MusicDrama
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.
Broken Strings
1940 · 9 votes
Movie6.5
DramaCrime
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
Dark Manhattan
1937 · 2 votes
Movie7.0
Drama
A beautiful eastern society girl is the governess of the children of a wealthy cattleman whom she eventually marries.
The Law of Nature
1917 · 1 votes
Movie4.2
CrimeDrama
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.
Bad Boy
1939 · 5 votes
Movie3.3
AdventureComedy
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
Wild Women
1951 · 8 votes
Movie5.0
Western
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.
The Bronze Buckaroo
1939 · 10 votes
Movie5.8
Drama
Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
By Right of Birth
1921 · 4 votes
Movie5.3
MysteryCrime
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.
Murder In Harlem
1935 · 8 votes
Movie10.0
Drama
Wealthy man about town, Richard Beverly, and Hubert Gordon are rivals for the affections of Myra Lewis.
A Man's Duty
1919 · 1 votes
Movie6.1
Drama
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Spirit of Youth
1938 · 7 votes
Movie
Drama
A junior Negro oil engineer rescues a white woman and earns the chance to succeed in the oil business.
The Realization of a Negro's Ambition
1916
Movie10.0
Drama
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.
Absent
1928 · 1 votes