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The Emperor Jones

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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The Emperor Jones

September 29, 1933
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Cast (10)

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

Crew (13)

Directing

Dudley Murphy
Director
Joseph H. Nadel
Assistant Director

Writing

Eugene O'Neill
Original Story
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay

Production

J. Edward Shugrue
Production Manager
George Knafka
Production Manager
John Krimsky
Producer

Sound

Joseph I. Kane
Sound Engineer
Frank Tours
Original Music Composer

Art

Herman Rosse
Art Direction

Camera

Ernest Haller
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

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