The Emperor Jones

1933    73m    Not Rated
Drama, Music
6.467%51%60%
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 By
Dudley Murphy
Written By
DuBose Heyward, Eugene O'Neill
Studio
John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Cast of The Emperor Jones
  • Paul RobesonBrutus Jones
  • Dudley DiggesSmithers
  • Frank H. WilsonJeff (as Frank Wilson)
  • Fredi WashingtonUndine
  • Ruby ElzyDolly
  • George Haymid StamperLem (as George Stamper)
  • Billie HolidayExtra in Nightclub Scene
  • Moms MableyMarcella
  • Rex IngramCourt Crier
  • Harold NicholasYoung Tap Dancer
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