Emperor Jones

1933•73 minutes•5.8/10

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

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

Moms Mabley

Marcella

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