''A Man's Duty'' was a 1919

Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was an American film production company founded in 1916 by Noble Johnson and George Perry Johnson. Noble Johnson was president of the company, and the secretary was actor Clarence A. Brooks. Dr. James T. Smith ...

film. It starred

Clarence A. Brooks Clarence Ahart Brooks (1896–1969) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films including in starring roles. With Noble Johnson and James Thomas Smith he formed Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. He starred in the 1921 film ''By Rig ...

. It was advertised as featuring an "All Colored Cast". The film's story is about rivals fighting over a woman.

Harry A. Gant Harry Arthur Gant (February 11, 1881 - July 26, 1967) was a cinematographer and film director whose work includes African American films. He directed for the Lincoln Motion Picture Company. He was the only white person at the film company. He joi ...

directed. Brooks debuted in the film company's first film, the 1916 short ''

The Realization of a Negro's Ambition ''The Realization of a Negro's Ambition'' is a 1916 American silent short film that is now lost. The film was directed by Harry A. Gant for the Los Angeles-based "Negro Firm" Lincoln Motion Picture Company The Lincoln Motion Picture Company ...

''. He served as Secretary of the

Lafayette Players A number of theatre companies are associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Lafayette Players (1916–1932) Anita Bush, a pioneer in African American theater, began an acting company after seeing a show at the Lincoln Theater in Harlem. She wante ...

. ''A Man's Duty'' was made after

George Perry Johnson George Perry Johnson (October 29, 1885 - October 17, 1977) was a film producer, writer, and newsreel producer in the United States. He produced Lincoln Motion Picture Company films with his brother Noble Johnson and later produced newsreels for Afr ...

left the struggling film production company that endured loss of business due to World War I and Spanish flu.

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