Emperor Jones (1933)

1933 · 73 min · Drama, Music

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. Starring Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington and Ruby Elzy.

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