Emperor Jones (1933)
Emperor Jones (1933)
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

Paul Robeson Paul Robeson As: Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges Dudley Digges As: Smithers
Frank H. Wilson Frank H. Wilson As: Jeff
Fredi Washington Fredi Washington As: Undine
Ruby Elzy Ruby Elzy As: Dolly
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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.


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

Details

Genres: Drama, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 29 September 1933

Country: US

Runtime: 73m

Company Credits

Company: John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.

Budget: $263,000

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Cast

Directed By

Dudley Murphy

Dudley Murphy

Director

Joseph H. Nadel

Joseph H. Nadel

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

DuBose Heyward

DuBose Heyward

Screenplay

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'Neill

Original Story

Production Crew

J. Edward Shugrue

J. Edward Shugrue

Production Manager

John Krimsky

John Krimsky

Producer

Gifford Cochran

Gifford Cochran

Producer

George Knafka

George Knafka

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Frank Tours

Frank Tours

Original Music Composer

Joseph I. Kane

Joseph I. Kane

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ernest Haller

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Herman Rosse

Herman Rosse

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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