The Emperor Jones
Drama, Music, 1933
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Top cast:
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
