The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones (1933)

Released: 1933-09-29 Duration: 1hr 13min
Genres: Drama Music
Rating 5.8

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.

Production Companies

John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.

Additional Info

Budget $263,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.599

Directed By

Dudley Murphy

Crew

Screenplay
DuBose Heyward
Director
Dudley Murphy
Original Story
Eugene O'Neill
Production Manager
J. Edward Shugrue
Original Music Composer
Frank Tours
Art Direction
Herman Rosse
Producer
John Krimsky
Producer
Gifford Cochran
Assistant Director
Joseph H. Nadel
Sound Engineer
Joseph I. Kane
Production Manager
George Knafka
Director of Photography
Ernest Haller

TOP CAST

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. Wilson

Jeff (as Frank Wilson)

Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy

Dolly

George Haymid Stamper
George Haymid Stamper

Lem (as George Stamper)

Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley

Marcella

Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram

Court Crier

Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas

Young Tap Dancer

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