The Realization of a Negro's Ambition
Jan 02, 1916A junior Negro oil engineer rescues a white woman and earns the chance to succeed in the oil business.
Clarence Brooks
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Georgia Rose
Sep 20, 1930
Arrowsmith
Dec 07, 1931A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Drama
The Negro Soldier
Apr 10, 1944Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
Documentary
Harlem Rides the Range
Feb 01, 1939
Murder In Harlem
Dec 12, 1935A 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.
Mystery
Spirit of Youth
Apr 01, 1938L'histoire de la montée du boxeur Joe Thomas, qui a mis en parallèle la vie de Joe Louis.
Drama
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
May 01, 1938A 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.
Action
The Bronze Buckaroo
Jan 01, 1939Bob 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.
Western
Bad Boy
Jul 10, 1939Johnny 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.
Crime
Wild Women
Sep 23, 1951
Broken Strings
Jan 01, 1940After 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.
Music
Up Jumped the Devil
Jan 01, 1941Two 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.
Comedy
By Right of Birth
Jun 22, 1921Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
Drama
A Man's Duty
Sep 03, 1919Wealthy man about town, Richard Beverly, and Hubert Gordon are rivals for the affections of Myra Lewis.
Drama
Dark Manhattan
Feb 13, 1937A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
Drama
The Law of Nature
Jul 28, 1917A beautiful eastern society girl is the governess of the children of a wealthy cattleman whom she eventually marries.
Drama
Mississippi-Express
May 18, 1950Un homme d'affaires cupide tente de bloquer la construction d'un nouveau chemin de fer dans sa région.
Western
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Apr 19, 1975Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Documentary
Absent
Aug 28, 1928A 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.
Drama
