The Emperor Jones

★6.4 1933 1h 13m Drama, Music

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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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
GS 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