< The Emperor Jones (1933)

MOVIE | 1h 12m | Open in IMDB | WL | ? / 6.4 (1_424)

Drama, Music | Adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play about a fragile Black man who becomes the ruler of a West Indian island.

• Director: Dudley Murphy
• Director: William C. de Mille
• Writer: Eugene O'Neill
• Writer: DuBose Heyward
• Paul Robeson (35) - Brutus Jones
• Dudley Digges (54) - Smithers
• Frank H. Wilson (48) - Jeff
• Fredi Washington (30) - Undine
• Ruby Elzy (25) - Dolly
• George Haymid Stamper - Lem
• Brandon Evans (55) - Carrington
• Taylor Gordon - Stick-man
• Billie Holiday (18) - Extra in Nightclub Scene
• Rex Ingram (38) - Court Crier
• James P. Johnson (39) - Pianist
• Moms Mabley (39) - Marcella
• Harold Nicholas (12) - Young Tap Dancer
• Blueboy O'Connor - Treasurer
• Fritz Pollard (39) - Extra in Nightclub Scene
• Lorenzo Tucker (26) - Extra in Nightclub Scene