The Emperor Jones

1933, drama, music

73 minutes

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

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff (as Frank Wilson)

Ruby Elzy

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

George Haymid Stamper

Lem (as George Stamper)

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

Crew

Art

Herman Rosse

Art direction

Camera

Directing

Dudley Murphy

Director

Editing

Grant Whytock

Editor

Production

Gifford Cochran

Producer

John Krimsky

Producer

Sound

Frank Tours

Original music composer

Writing

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