Emperor Jones

Name: Emperor Jones
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1933-09-29
Duration: 73 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy

"GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!"

5.5(25 votes)

1h 13m

September 29, 1933

DramaMusic

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.