The Call of His People (1921)

Nelson Holmes, a black man posing as a white man, had advanced from office boy to general manager. Nelson, hiding his true identity for obvious reasons, comes face to face with an old classmate during a job interview. Fearing that his old friend will expose his true color, he hires him to be his personal secretary. When one of Nelson's competitors tries to steal important contracts, his secretary rescues the contracts. Nelson is deeply affected by such loyalty.