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Emperor Jones

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

1933
1h 13m
DramaMusic
Director: Dudley Murphy

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.

Cast

10 people
Photo of Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Photo of Dudley Digges as Smithers

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Photo of Frank H. Wilson as Jeff

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Photo of Fredi Washington as Undine

Fredi Washington

Undine

Photo of Ruby Elzy as Dolly

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

Photo of George Haymid Stamper as Lem

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

Photo of Billie Holiday as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Photo of Moms Mabley as Marcella

Moms Mabley

Marcella

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