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  • The Emperor Jones (1933)
  • Not Rated
    72 min | Drama, Music
The Emperor Jones (1933)
Not Rated
72 min | Drama, Music

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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Director
Writers
Eugene O'Neill (based upon the famous play by) | DuBose Heyward (screen play by) (as Du-Bose Heyward)
Composer
Cinematographer
Ernest Haller (photography)
Editor
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Release date
Sep 29, 1933 (United States)
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Cast

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16 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones Brutus Jones   See fewer
Dudley Digges
Smithers Smithers   See fewer
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff (as Frank Wilson) Jeff (as Frank Wilson)   See fewer
Ruby Elzy
Dolly Dolly   See fewer
George Haymid Stamper
Lem (as George Stamper) Lem (as George Stamper)   See fewer
Brandon Evans
Carrington (uncredited) Carrington (uncredited)   See fewer
Taylor Gordon
Stick-man (uncredited) Stick-man (uncredited)   See fewer
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited) Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Rex Ingram
Court Crier (uncredited) Court Crier (uncredited)   See fewer
James P. Johnson
Pianist (uncredited) Pianist (uncredited)   See fewer
Moms Mabley
Marcella (uncredited) Marcella (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer (uncredited) Young Tap Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Blueboy O'Connor
Treasurer (uncredited) Treasurer (uncredited)   See fewer
Fritz Pollard
Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited) Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorenzo Tucker
Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited) Extra in Nightclub Scene (uncredited)   See fewer
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