Absent (1928 film)

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Absent
Directed by Harry A. Gant
Starring
CinematographyHarry A. Gant
Production
company
Rosebud Film Corp.
Release date
  • August 28, 1928 (1928-08-28)(Los Angeles)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Absent is a 1928 American silent drama film starring Clarence Brooks. It was directed by Harry Gant. [1] The film is about a veteran with memory loss who finds employment at a mining camp, aids his hosts, and finds new purpose. [1] It was produced by Rosebud Film Corporation. [2] It was followed on by Brooks in Georgia Rose .

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Cast

Reception

A write-up published in the Pittsburgh Courier gave the film a rave review after a preview showing. Henry Jones wrote that Brooks "covered himself with glory" with what Jones described as his best performance up to that time. [4]

Preservation

With no prints of Absent located in any film archives, [5] it is a lost film.

References

  1. 1 2 Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN   9781476610528 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Absent – 1928 – Cast & Crew". tcm.com .
  3. ↑ "Clarence Brooks back in movies". The Pittsburgh Courier . August 18, 1928. Sec. A, p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Jones, Henry (August 25, 1928). "Absent marks triumphant return of Clarence Brooks to silver screen". The Pittsburgh Courier . p. 14 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Absent". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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