Emperor Jones

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.

Emperor Jones

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

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 6.3
Producers John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Original title Emperor Jones
Directors Joseph H. Nadel, Dudley Murphy
Writers Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward

Cast

Paul Robeson

as Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

as Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

as Jeff

Fredi Washington

as Undine

Ruby Elzy

as Dolly

Billie Holiday

as Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley

as Marcella

Rex Ingram

as Court Crier

Harold Nicholas

as Young Tap Dancer