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Emperor Jones

MOVIE • 1933

Emperor Jones

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

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

TMDB ★ 2.8/5Votes: 29
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Top 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

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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

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Grant Whytock

Editor

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'Neill

Original Story

Dudley Murphy

Dudley Murphy

Director

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DuBose Heyward

Screenplay

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Status

Released

Release

September 29, 1933

Runtime

73 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$263,000

Revenue

N/A