

Emperor Jones
1933 Directed by Dudley MurphyUnscrupulously 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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Paul Robeson
....................................................Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges
....................................................Smithers

Frank H. Wilson
....................................................Jeff

Fredi Washington
....................................................Undine

Ruby Elzy
....................................................Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
....................................................Lem

Billie Holiday
....................................................Extra in Nightclub Scene
Director
...........................................................Dudley Murphy
Producer
...........................................................John Krimsky
Gifford Cochran
Assistant Director
...........................................................Joseph H. Nadel
Editor
...........................................................Grant Whytock
Original Story
...........................................................Eugene O'Neill
Screenplay
...........................................................DuBose Heyward
Production Companies
...................................................John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Drama
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