Emperor Jones
Emperor Jones

Movie·1933·1h 13m

Emperor Jones

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

Directed By

Dudley Murphy

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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

Written By

DuBose Heyward

Producer

Gifford Cochran, John Krimsky

Cinematography

Ernest Haller

Music

Frank Tours

Editor

Grant Whytock

Themes

islandescapepre-codecaribbean sea

Production House

John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.

Audience Score

56%

27 votes

Skip15%
Timepass36%
Go for it34%
Perfection15%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Free

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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

Crew

Dudley Murphy

Dudley Murphy

Director

DuBose Heyward

Screenplay

Grant Whytock

Editor

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Gifford Cochran

Producer

John Krimsky

Producer

Frank Tours

Original Music Composer

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