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Emperor Jones

DramaMusic

Emperor Jones

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

5.6TMDB19331h 13m

TMDB5.6/10 · 27 votes

IMDb6.4/10 RT67%LBLetterboxd↗

TMDB5.6/10 · 27 votes

IMDb6.4/10 RT67%LBLetterboxd↗

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.

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Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Fredi Washington

Fredi Washington

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Ruby Elzy

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

George Haymid Stamper

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

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Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

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Details

Director: Dudley Murphy
Released: 1933
Runtime: 1h 13m
Genres: Drama, Music
Scores: TMDB5.6/10 · 27 votes
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%