Emperor Jones

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Emperor Jones
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Emperor Jones

1h 13min
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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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Original Title

Emperor Jones

Release Year

1933

Runtime (Duration)

1h 13min

Production Budget

$263K

Casting

Actors

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
George Haymid Stamper
Lem
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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Crew

Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
DIRECTOR
Frank Tours
Frank Tours
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
SCREENPLAY
Gifford Cochran
Gifford Cochran
PRODUCER
John Krimsky
John Krimsky
PRODUCER
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
ORIGINAL STORY
Grant Whytock
Grant Whytock
EDITOR
Herman Rosse
Herman Rosse
ART DIRECTION
J. Edward Shugrue
J. Edward Shugrue
PRODUCTION MANAGER
George Knafka
George Knafka
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Joseph H. Nadel
Joseph H. Nadel
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Joseph I. Kane
Joseph I. Kane
SOUND ENGINEER
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