The Emperor Jones (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.
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Paul Robeson
as Brutus Jones
as Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
as Smithers
as Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
as Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
as Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Fredi Washington
as Undine
as Undine
Ruby Elzy
as Dolly
as Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
as Lem (as George Stamper)
as Lem (as George Stamper)
Billie Holiday
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
as Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
as Marcella
as Marcella
Rex Ingram
as Court Crier
as Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
as Young Tap Dancer
as Young Tap Dancer
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Dudley Murphy
Director
Director
Eugene O'Neill
Original Story
Original Story
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay
Screenplay
Grant Whytock
Editor
Editor
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Gifford Cochran
Producer
Producer
John Krimsky
Producer
Producer
Frank Tours
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Herman Rosse
Art Direction
Art Direction
J. Edward Shugrue
Production Manager
Production Manager
George Knafka
Production Manager
Production Manager
Joseph H. Nadel
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Joseph I. Kane
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
