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Emperor Jones

Emperor Jones

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

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

DramaMusic

Release: 1933-09-29Runtime: 73 minRating: 5.5 (25)

Cast

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

Undine

Ruby Elzy

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

Crew

Grant Whytock

Editor

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'Neill

Original Story

Dudley Murphy

Dudley Murphy

Director

DuBose Heyward

Screenplay

George Knafka

Production Manager

Joseph H. Nadel

Assistant Director

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

J. Edward Shugrue

Production Manager

Herman Rosse

Art Direction

Joseph I. Kane

Sound Engineer

Clips & Videos

Preview Clip: The Emperor Jones (1933, Paul Robeson, Fredi Washingston, Mom Mabley, Frank Wilson)

Preview Clip: The Emperor Jones (1933, Paul Robeson, Fredi Washingston, Mom Mabley, Frank Wilson)