

Information
Release DateSeptember 29, 1933
Runtime1h 13m
StatusReleased
Budget$263K
ProductionJohn Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
LanguagesEnglish
5.6
24 votesPopularity2
Emperor Jones
"GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!"
Synopsis
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 & Crew
Director

Featured Cast

Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges
Smithers

Frank H. Wilson
Jeff

Fredi Washington
Undine

Ruby Elzy
Dolly