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By Right of Birth (1921)
Character: N/A
Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
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Absent (1928)
Character: Soldier
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.
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The Law of Nature (1917)
Character: N/A
A beautiful eastern society girl is the governess of the children of a wealthy cattleman whom she eventually marries.
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A Man's Duty (1919)
Character: N/A
Wealthy man about town, Richard Beverly, and Hubert Gordon are rivals for the affections of Myra Lewis.
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Dark Manhattan (1937)
Character: Larry Lee
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
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Bad Boy (1939)
Character: Terry's Friend
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.
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Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
Character: John Barker
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.
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Spirit of Youth (1938)
Character: Speedy
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
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Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
Character: N/A
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.
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Arrowsmith (1931)
Character: Dr. Oliver Marchand
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
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Wild Women (1951)
Character: Sungu
A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.
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The Negro Soldier (1944)
Character: Chaplain
Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.
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Broken Strings (1940)
Character: First Doctor
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.
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Murder In Harlem (1935)
Character: Henry Glory
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.
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The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Character: Buck Thorne
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.
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Rock Island Trail (1950)
Character: Butler
A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.
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