Emperor Jones

“GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!”

5.6/ 10 28 votes 1933-09-29 1h 13m 1 popularity

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Director: Dudley Murphy

▶ Play Movie

Budget

$263,000

Cast

View all cast & crew →

Paul Robeson

Brutus Jones

Dudley Digges

Smithers

Frank H. Wilson

Jeff

Fredi Washington

Undine

Ruby Elzy

Dolly

👤

George Haymid Stamper

Lem

Billie Holiday

Extra in Nightclub Scene

Moms Mabley

Marcella

Similar Movies

And Then There Were None

7.0 1945

7.0

And Then There Were None

1945

Evil Under the Sun

6.9 1982

6.9

Evil Under the Sun

1982

AHORA SI LLEGO!

10.0 2015

10.0

AHORA SI LLEGO!

2015

Cul-de-sac

6.7 1966

6.7

Cul-de-sac

1966

Men Call It Love

6.0 1931

6.0

Men Call It Love

1931

Führer Ex

6.3 2002

6.3

Führer Ex

2002

White Squall

6.3 1996

6.3

White Squall

1996

Hart's War

6.4 2002

6.4

Hart's War

2002

Escape from Alcatraz

7.5 1979

7.5

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

The Runaway Bride

6.2 1930

6.2

The Runaway Bride

1930

Thunder Below

7.0 1932

7.0

Thunder Below

1932

Doctor Imperfect and the Perfect Man

0.0 2025

0.0

Doctor Imperfect and the Perfect Man

2025

It's Great to Be Alive

6.5 1933

6.5

It's Great to Be Alive

1933

No Image

Morpheus

0.0 2026

0.0

Morpheus

2026

Silmido

7.1 2003

7.1

Silmido

2003

The Home of Dark Butterflies

6.0 2008

6.0

The Home of Dark Butterflies

2008

The Cocoanuts

6.5 1929

6.5

The Cocoanuts

1929

The Beast of the City

5.9 1932

5.9

The Beast of the City

1932

Asthma

5.9 2015

5.9

Asthma

2015

Harvest

3.5 2008

3.5

Harvest

2008