The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones

73 mins | Drama, Music | Sept. 29, 1933

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

The Emperor Jones

73 mins | Drama, Music | Sept. 29, 1933

The Emperor Jones
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Original title The Emperor Jones
Directors Dudley Murphy, Joseph H. Nadel
Writers Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward

Cast

Paul Robeson

as Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

as Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

as Jeff (as Frank Wilson)

Fredi Washington

as Undine

Ruby Elzy

as Dolly

George Haymid Stamper

as Lem (as George Stamper)

Billie Holiday

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley

as Marcella

Rex Ingram

as Court Crier

Harold Nicholas

as Young Tap Dancer