
Emperor Jones
Original title: Emperor Jones
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5.6/10
(24)
9/29/1933
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1h 13min

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Drama
Music
Synopsis
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Direction: Dudley Murphy
Producer: John Krimsky, Gifford Cochran
Budget 263K
Cast

Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges
Smithers

Frank H. Wilson
Jeff

Fredi Washington
Undine

Ruby Elzy
Dolly

Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley
Marcella

Rex Ingram
Court Crier

Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer