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The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones

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Drama   Music
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 263,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1933-09-29
⌚ Running Time: 73 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Paul Robeson original image
Brutus Jones
Paul Robeson
Dudley Digges original image
Smithers
Dudley Digges
Frank H. Wilson original image
Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Frank H. Wilson
Fredi Washington original image
Undine
Fredi Washington
Ruby Elzy original image
Dolly
Ruby Elzy
George Haymid Stamper original image
Lem (as George Stamper)
George Haymid Stamper
Billie Holiday original image
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Billie Holiday
Moms Mabley original image
Marcella
Moms Mabley
Rex Ingram original image
Court Crier
Rex Ingram
Harold Nicholas original image
Young Tap Dancer
Harold Nicholas

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