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Emperor Jones(1933)

09/29/1933 (US)DramaMusic1h 13m
58%

Movie Score

GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!

Overview

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Dudley Murphy

Director

Movie Cast

Paul Robeson photo

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges photo

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson photo

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Fredi Washington photo

Fredi Washington

Undine

Ruby Elzy photo

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

George Haymid Stamper photo

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

Billie Holiday photo

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley photo

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Rex Ingram photo

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Harold Nicholas photo

Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$263,000.00

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyJohn Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.

Original LanguageEnglish

Media

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