island,escape,pre-code,caribbean sea

Emperor Jones (1933)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Dudley Murphy
  • Profile picture of Paul Robeson
    Brutus Jones Paul Robeson
  • Profile picture of Dudley Digges
    Smithers Dudley Digges
  • Profile picture of Frank H. Wilson
    Jeff Frank H. Wilson
  • Profile picture of Fredi Washington
    Undine Fredi Washington
  • Profile picture of Ruby Elzy
    Dolly Ruby Elzy
  • Profile picture of Billie Holiday
    Extra in Nightclub Scene Billie Holiday
  • Profile picture of Moms Mabley
    Marcella Moms Mabley
  • Profile picture of Rex Ingram
    Court Crier Rex Ingram

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Keywords

  • island
  • escape
  • pre-code
  • caribbean sea