CinemaOSMovie · 1933 · 1h 13m
Emperor Jones

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

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

Directed byDudley Murphy

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 13m
Language
EN
Released
September 29, 1933
Budget
$263,000
Studios
John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Written by
DuBose Heyward
Produced by
John Krimsky
Gifford Cochran

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