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
Production House
Audience Score
27 votes
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// cast
Cast
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
Lem
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
// crew
Crew
Dudley Murphy
Director
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay
Grant Whytock
Editor
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Gifford Cochran
Producer
John Krimsky
Producer
Frank Tours
Original Music Composer
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