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Emperor Jones (1933)

Movie"GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!"
Audience Score
56
Emperor Jones
NR 1 hr 13 minSep 29th, 1933Drama, Music
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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.
StarringPaul RobesonDudley DiggesFrank H. Wilson
DirectorDudley Murphy

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 29th, 1933
Movie Budget:$263,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Movie Tags:
pre-codeislandescapecaribbean sea