
Acting
Carman Newsome
Born — Died
1912-06-21 — 1974-07-17
Place of birth
Stafford, Kansas, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
6 titles
African-American actor, musician and band conductor in the United States.
Known for
5.8Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
Swing!
1938
6.0Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
God's Step Children
1938
4.0Gangsters use a woman to get to a boxer and convince him to throw a big fight.
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
5.4After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Birthright
1938
9.0A young black Harvard graduate fights against a variety of obstacles, including racist opposition, in order to build a school for black children. Considered a lost film.
Birthright
1924
5.0A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt.
Lying Lips
1939
Film credits
1940s · 1 titles
1930s · 4 titles
5.8Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer.
Swing!
1938
6.0Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
God's Step Children
1938
5.4After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.
Birthright
1938
5.0A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt.
Lying Lips
1939
