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Clarence Brown as a Prospector in "Trail of '98"

Clarence Brown (apparently being pummeled at the bottom right) as a prospector in "Trail of '98." The movie tells the story of Brother Joe (Ray Gallagher), Brother Jim (Ray Hallor), Lars Peterson (Karl Dane), Berna (Dolores Del Rio), Larry (Ralph…

Shadow of the Mysterious Murderer in "The Goose Woman"

Shadow of the Mysterious Murderer (played by Clarence Brown) in "The Goose Woman." The movie (inspired by the famous Halls-Mills murder case) stars Louise Dresser as Marie Du Nord, an opera singer who loses her voice and her reputation after her…

Clarence Brown as a Reporter in "The Acquittal"

Clarence Brown playing a reporter in "The Acquittal." The movie tells the story of Andrew Prentice (Charles Wellesley) who has two unrelated adopted sons: Kenneth Winthrop (Richard Travers) and Robert Armstrong (Norman Kerry). Winthrop is married to…

Brown using his own camera on the set of "Idiot's Delight"

Clarence Brown using his own camera on the set of "Idiot's Delight." The movie (based on the play of the same name by Robert Sherwood) stars Clark Gable as entertainer Harry Van. Van and his partner Madame Zuleika (Laura Hope Crews) have developed a…

Wedding Breakfast in "The White Cliffs of Dover"

Clarence Brown giving Irene Dunne last-minute direction on the set of "The White Cliffs of Dover." The movie begins with Susan Dunn (Irene Dunne) and her father, Hiram Porter Dunn (Frank Morgan), vacationing in England during World War I. Here, Susan…

Richard Travers and Claire Windsor in "The Aquittal"

Richard Travers and Claire Windsor in a still from "The Aquittal." The movie tells the story of Andrew Prentice (Charles Wellesley) who has two unrelated adopted sons: Kenneth Winthrop (Richard Travers) and Robert Armstrong (Norman Kerry). Winthrop…

Still from "Don't Marry for Money"

Still from "Don't Marry for Money" (1924). In the movie, Marion (Rubye De Remer) marries millionaire Peter Smith (House Peters Sr.) soon after becoming a modestite on New York's fashionable 5th Avenue. He, however, is not romantic enough to satisfy…

Clarence Brown Reading with "Butterfly" Cast

Kenneth Harlan, Laura La Plante, Norman Kerry, Ruth Clifford, an unidentified man, and Clarence Brown reading on the set of "Butterfly" (1924). The movie was based on Kathleen Norris' novel of the same name and deals with Butterfly (Laura La Plante),…

Clarence Brown on the Set of "Butterfly"

Laura La Plante, Ruth Clifford, Clarence Brown, an unidentified man, and Kenneth Harlan on the set of "Butterfly" (1924). The movie was based on Kathleen Norris' novel of the same name and deals with Butterfly (Laura La Plante), who could be a great…

David Bryan and Juano Hernandez in "Intruder in the Dust"

David Bryan and Juano Hernandez in "Intruder in the Dust." The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano Hernandez as Lucas Beauchamp, a black man with a reputation for standing up to whites. When Beauchamp is found…

Clarence Brown "Directing Intruder in the Dust"

Clarence Brown directing "Intruder in the Dust." The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano Hernandez as Lucas Beauchamp, a black man with a reputation for standing up to whites. When Beauchamp is found standing over a…

Clarence Brown with "Intruder in the Dust Cast" and Others

Clarence Brown with "Intruder in the Dust" cast members and unidentified others. The picture may have been taken while shooting on location in Nashville, Tennessee. The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano Hernandez…

"Intruder in the Dust" Cast Members and Unidentified Others

"Intruder in the Dust" cast members and unidentified others (possibly local dignitaries who visited while "Intruder" was shooting on location in Nashville, Tennessee). The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano…

Will Geer and Juano Hernandez in "Intruder in the Dust"

Will Geer (who played Sheriff Hampton) and Juano Hernandez in "Intruder in the Dust." The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano Hernandez as Lucas Beauchamp, a black man with a reputation for standing up to whites.…

David Brian, Juano Hernandez, and Claude Jarman Jr. in "Intruder in the Dust"

David Brian, Juano Hernandez, and Claude Jarman Jr. in "Intruder in the Dust." The movie is set in rural Mississippi during the 1940s and features Juano Hernandez as Lucas Beauchamp, a black man with a reputation for standing up to whites. When…

Lobby Card for "The Yearling"

"The Yearling" tells the story of an American family living in Florida shortly after the Civil War. Ezra "Penny" Baxter (Gregory Peck) is a hardworking farmer struggling to support his wife, Orry (Jane Wyman), and single surviving son, Jody (Claude…

Lobby Card for "The Rains Came"

Set in India in 1938, "The Rains Came" stars Myrna Loy as Lady Edwina Esketh, the privileged wife of British aristocrat Lord Albert Esketh (Nigel Bruce). While visiting the picturesque town of Ranchipur, Lady Esketh meets a former lover, Tom Ransome…

Lobby Card for "The White Cliffs of Dover"

"The White Cliffs of Dover" begins with Susan Dunn (Irene Dunne) and her father, Hiram Porter Dunn (Frank Morgan), vacationing in England during World War I. Here, Susan meets and marries wealthy British aristocrat Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal).…

Lobby Card for "Edison the Man"

"Edison, The Man" constitutes the sequel to "Young Tom Edison" and the second half of MGM's 1940 biography of Thomas Alva Edison. In this film, elderly Thomas Edison (Spencer Tracy) looks back on his early life. These memories include his early…

Clarence Brown on the Set of "Deep Waters"

The film "Deep Waters," directed by Clarence Brown's mentor Maurice Tourneur, was adapted from the book "Caleb West: Master Diver" by Francis H. Smith and released in 1920. In the movie, Henry Sanford (Henry Woodward) is building a lighthouse at…

Clarence Brown on the Set of "Deep Waters"

The film "Deep Waters," directed by Clarence Brown's mentor Maurice Tourneur, was adapted from the book "Caleb West: Master Diver" by Francis H. Smith and released in 1920. In the movie, Henry Sanford (Henry Woodward) is building a lighthouse at…