A Man's Duty

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A Man's Duty
Directed by Harry A. Gant
Starring Clarence A. Brooks
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CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Man's Duty was a 1919 Lincoln Motion Picture Company film. [1] It starred Clarence A. Brooks. [2] It was advertised as featuring an "All Colored Cast". [3] The film's story is about rivals fighting over a woman. [4] Harry A. Gant directed. [5]

Brooks debuted in the film company's first film, the 1916 short The Realization of a Negro's Ambition . [6] He served as Secretary of the Lafayette Players. A Man's Duty was made after George Perry Johnson left the struggling film production company that endured loss of business due to World War I and Spanish flu. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "A Man's Duty". Turner Classic Movies.
  2. ↑ "A Man's Duty (1919)". The Appeal. September 13, 1919. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "A Man's Duty (1919)". The Dallas Express. April 22, 1922. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "A Man's Duty (1919) [Lost Film]".
  5. ↑ Brooks, Clarence (May 5, 1919). "A Man's Duty" – via memory.loc.gov.
  6. ↑ "Clarence Brooks". September 30, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Brothers Became Film Pioneers". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1998.
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