Clarence Brooks

Known for Acting

12/23/1896

San Antonio, Texas, USA

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.

Known For (20 credits)

Movie

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.

2.6

Movie

Wild Women

1951

A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women.

6.0

Movie

Rock Island Trail

1950

A greedy businessman tries to block the building of a new railroad in his area.

6.1

Movie

The Negro Soldier

1944

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Movie

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 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.

4.5

Movie

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 music to classical.

3.7

Movie

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 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.

3.3

Movie

Harlem Rides the Range

1939

A wandering cowboy and his sidekick try to resolve a murder.

4.6

Movie

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 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.

4.5

Movie

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 infiltrates the gang to catch the men who framed him.

5.5

Movie

Spirit of Youth

1938

The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.

6.0

Movie

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.