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1933·Drama·1h 13m
7.0
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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
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Cast

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer

Crew

Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Director
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Original Story

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13 reviews
christy
christy
4.0★ · 09/15/25
Emperor Jones
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.
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Manav Desai
Manav Desai
7.0★ · 10/22/24
Emperor Jones
Shakespeare would love this
Shakespeare would love this
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Logie B
Logie B
6.0★ · 04/14/26
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JB
JBPRO
7.0★ · 12/30/25
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Ryan Roney
4.8★ · 06/13/25
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