poster

Emperor Jones

Drama | Music

5.8

Release Date

September 29, 1933

Duration

73 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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

Casts

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Paul Robeson

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Dudley Digges

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Frank H. Wilson

Fredi Washington

Undine

Fredi Washington

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

Ruby Elzy

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

George Haymid Stamper

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Billie Holiday

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Moms Mabley

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Rex Ingram

Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

Harold Nicholas

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