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The Emperor Jones

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The Emperor Jones
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NR,1hr 12min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1933
Director:
Dudley Murphy
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson  ...more
Synopsis: Adapted by DuBose Heyward from a Eugene O'Neill play, Emperor Jones is one of Paul Robeson's earliest and most powerful leading roles. Railroad porter Brutus Jones (Robeson) leaves his girlfriend Dolly (Ruby Elzy) in favor of Undine (Fredi Washington), but he soon leaves her too. Brutus is a master manipulator, liar, and swindler who murders his friend Jeff (Frank Wilson) over a crap game. He ends up on a chain gang, but escapes to Haiti where the white trader Smithers (Dudley Digges) buys his freedom. ... Full Synopsis
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Janiss Garza, AMG Review
With his overpowering charisma and deep, captivating voice, Paul Robeson leaves a haunting impression as the conniving, power-mad Brutus Jones in this film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill play. While African-American critics of the day condemned the story's stereotypes (even while the African-American community itself embraced the film and Robeson), the truth is that none of the characters are really ... Full Review
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Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
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