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The Emperor Jones (1933)

Directed by Dudley Murphy

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.

Length 73 minutes

Actors

Paul Robeson | Dudley Digges | Frank H. Wilson | Fredi Washington | Ruby Elzy | George Haymid Stamper | Billie Holiday | Moms Mabley | Rex Ingram | Harold Nicholas