The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones (1933)

September 29, 1933 (US)Drama, Music1 hour and 13 minutes
57%
User score
Description

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

Eugene O'Neill
Original Story
Dudley Murphy
Director
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay

Actors

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
George Haymid Stamper
Lem (as George Stamper)
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
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$263,000

Revenue

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Keywords
islandescapepre-codecaribbean sea