The Emperor Jones
- Released on
Drama, Music
•- Runtime
- 73 mins
(20 votes)
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Cast
- Paul Robeson
- Dudley Digges
- Frank H. Wilson
- Fredi Washington
- Ruby Elzy
- George Haymid Stamper
- Billie Holiday
- Moms Mabley
- Rex Ingram
- Harold Nicholas
Director
- Dudley Murphy
Producers
- Gifford Cochran
- John Krimsky
Screenwriter
- DuBose Heyward
