Emperor Jones

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Emperor Jones (1933)

Directed by Dudley Murphy

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

Drama, Music · 1h 13m

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

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Cast

Paul Robeson Brutus Jones Dudley Digges Smithers Frank H. Wilson Jeff Fredi Washington Undine Ruby Elzy Dolly
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George Haymid Stamper Lem Billie Holiday Extra in Nightclub Scene Moms Mabley Marcella Rex Ingram Court Crier Harold Nicholas Young Tap Dancer

Crew

Director
Dudley Murphy
Screenplay
DuBose Heyward
Director of Photography
Ernest Haller
Original Music Composer
Frank Tours
Editor
Grant Whytock
Producer
Gifford Cochran, John Krimsky

Details

Release date
1933-09-29
Runtime
1h 13m
Genres
Drama, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Budget
$263,000