Film
Emperor Jones
1933· 1h 13m· Drama· Music
“GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!”
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
1933-09-29
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Key Crew
DirectorDudley Murphy
ScreenplayDuBose Heyward
ProducerGifford Cochran
Director of PhotographyErnest Haller
Original Music ComposerFrank Tours
EditorGrant Whytock
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Details
Released1933-09-29
Runtime1h 13m
StatusReleased
StudiosJohn Krimsky and Gifford Cochran Inc.
Budget$263,000
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.6/10 · 27 votes
Original languageen
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