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Emperor Jones(1933)
Status: Released
Date: 1933-09-29
56%
26 Votes
Time: 1h 13m
GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $263,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Movie: Emperor Jones
Top 10 Billed Cast
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
Video Trailer Emperor Jones
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Preview Clip: The Emperor Jones (1933, Paul Robeson, Fredi Washingston, Mom Mabley, Frank Wilson) - Clip
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