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Emperor Jones

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.

1h 13m1933TMDb 5.6

DramaMusic

English

Crew and Cast

Dudley MurphyDudley MurphyDirectorPaul RobesonPaul RobesonBrutus JonesDudley DiggesDudley DiggesSmithersFrank H. WilsonFrank H. WilsonJeffFredi WashingtonFredi WashingtonUndineRuby ElzyRuby ElzyDolly
George Haymid StamperLemBillie HolidayBillie HolidayExtra in Nightclub SceneMoms MableyMoms MableyMarcellaRex IngramRex IngramCourt CrierHarold NicholasHarold NicholasYoung Tap Dancer

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
29 September 1933
Runtime
1h 13m
TMDB score
5.6 / 10 (29 votes)

Production

Director
Dudley Murphy
Writers
DuBose Heyward
Studios
John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$263,000.0

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English