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Emperor Jones

(1933)

September 29, 1933• 1h 13m
55%
TMDB Score

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.

Dudley Murphy

Director

Top Billed Cast

PR

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

DD

Dudley Digges

Smithers

FHW

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

FW

Fredi Washington

Undine

RE

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

GHS

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

BH

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

MM

Moms Mabley

Marcella

RI

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

HN

Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

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