The Emperor Jones
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Starring Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Haymid Stamper, Billie Holiday, Moms Mabley, Rex Ingram, Harold Nicholas
Watch "The Emperor Jones" on Criterion Channel released in 1933. It's a drama and music movie, and has a rating of 6.4 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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