Laurence Criner

Acting

Laurence Criner

In his time was considered one of the most popular Black actors of stage and screen from the 1920s to the early 1950s starring in close to 30 films. He started his career as one of the members of the famed acting group The Lafayette Players. In 1926, he first starred in independently produced silent productions "The Flying Ace" and "Black Gold." In 1927, he starred in legendary Black film-maker Os…

Known For

The Jackie Robinson StoryThe Jackie Robinson Story · 1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
★ 6.31950
MovieDramaFamily
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
Black MoonBlack Moon · 1934
Black Moon
★ 5.51934
MovieHorrorDrama
A woman returning to her island birthplace finds herself drawn to a voodoo cult.
King of the ZombiesKing of the Zombies · 1941
King of the Zombies
★ 5.21941
MovieHorrorComedy
During World War II, a small plane somewhere over the Caribbean runs low on fuel and is blown off course by a storm. Guided by a faint radio signal, they crash-land on an island. The passenger, his manservant and the pilot take refuge in a mansion owned by a doctor. The quick-witted yet easily-frightened manservant soon becomes convinced the mansion is haunted by zombies and ghosts.
Law of the JungleLaw of the Jungle · 1942
Law of the Jungle
★ 5.61942
MovieAdventureRomance
Nona Brooks, former member of a stranded theatrical troupe, earns a temporary living singing in a café in Duakwa, British Rhodesia, Africa. The café owner is secretly in league with two foreign agents with a goal of making the natives restless. American explorer Larry Mason leaves for the jungle with his servant, Jeff and a safari. Nona escapes the café into the jungle but is followed by the agents as, unknowing to her, she is carrying a report of the agent's activities. She joins the safari just as all hands are captured by a tribe of natives
The Gang's All HereThe Gang's All Here · 1941
The Gang's All Here
★ 5.41941
MovieAdventureComedy
Two friends take jobs as truck drivers, unaware that the trucking company is being targeted by a gang of saboteurs who will stop at nothing, including murder, to stop them.
Miracle in HarlemMiracle in Harlem · 1948
Miracle in Harlem
★ 7.51948
MovieRomanceMystery
A crooked real estate tycoon tricks a trusting young woman out of her small candy store. When he is found dead, the girl is suspected of the crime.
Up Jumped the DevilUp Jumped the Devil · 1941
Up Jumped the Devil
★ 10.01941
MovieComedy
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.
Mr. Smith Goes GhostMr. Smith Goes Ghost · 1940
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
★ 7.01940
MovieComedy
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost

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