The Emperor Jones 1933 | Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges | Musical, Drama | Full Movie

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

Original title: The Emperor Jones (1933)

Colorized version https://youtu.be/jCYLF79oFnI

Directors: Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille
Writers: Eugene O’Neill, DuBose Heyward
Stars: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, & Billie Holiday
Genres: Drama, Music, Pre Code

CCC sidenote: In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry

@CultCinemaClassics:
https://www.facebook.com/CultCinemaClassics

@cultcinemaclassics

https://www.instagram.com/cultcinemaclassics