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    Emperor Jones

    73'

    1933-09-29

    5.6

    GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!

    Drama,Music

    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.

    WritingDuBose HeywardDirectingDudley Murphy

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    - Fandango At Home

    Cast

    1

    Brutus Jones

    Paul Robeson

    1

    Smithers

    Dudley Digges

    1

    Jeff

    Frank H. Wilson

    1

    Undine

    Fredi Washington

    1

    Dolly

    Ruby Elzy

    1

    Lem

    George Haymid Stamper

    1

    Extra in Nightclub Scene

    Billie Holiday

    1

    Marcella

    Moms Mabley

    1

    Court Crier

    Rex Ingram

    1

    Young Tap Dancer

    Harold Nicholas

    Details:

    • Budget: 263000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
    • Vote Count: 29
    • Popularity: 0.6654
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Emperor Jones

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