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The Emperor Jones (1933)

Genre : Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 13M

Director : Dudley Murphy
Writer : DuBose Heyward

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.

Actors

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
George Haymid Stamper
Lem (as George Stamper)
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

Crews

Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Director
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Original Story
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay
Grant Whytock
Grant Whytock
Editor
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Gifford Cochran
Gifford Cochran
Producer
John Krimsky
John Krimsky
Producer
Frank Tours
Frank Tours
Original Music Composer
Herman Rosse
Herman Rosse
Art Direction
J. Edward Shugrue
J. Edward Shugrue
Production Manager
George Knafka
George Knafka
Production Manager
Joseph H. Nadel
Joseph H. Nadel
Assistant Director
Joseph I. Kane
Joseph I. Kane
Sound Engineer

Posters and backgrounds

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