Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Directed by Dudley Murphy
island
escape
pre-code
caribbean sea
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
Crew
Dudley Murphy
Director
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Eugene O'Neill
Original Story
Popular Reviews
11 reviews
christy
4.0★ · 09/15/25
Paul Robeson is great and I'm glad to finally watch a film starring him. Though overall not very good, it drags and has a rather uninteresting and predictable plot.
Paul Robeson is great and I'm glad to finally watch a film starring him. Though overall not very good, it drags and has a rather uninteresting and predictable plot.
