Emperor Jones (1933)
Overview
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Cast
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
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Frank H. Wilson
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Fredi Washington
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