Emperor Jones

1933 • 1h 13m • Drama, Music

67%Rotten Tomatoes

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.

Director

Dudley Murphy

Writers

DuBose Heyward

Status

Released