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Emperor Jones (1933) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1933 · 73 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Dudley Murphy
- Starring
- Moms Mabley, Billie Holiday, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Rex Ingram, Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones, driven by ruthless ambition, kills a guard and escapes prison. Using sheer bluff and bravado, he seizes power on a Caribbean island, rising from fugitive to self‑styled emperor despite a night of gambling, dice and murder that set his course.
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