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The Emperor Jones
Directed by
Dudley Murphy
Not Rated
1933
73m
Drama
,
Music
6.4
67%
51%
5.6
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Adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play about a fragile Black man who becomes the ruler of a West Indian island.
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Cast of The Emperor Jones
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
Lem
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
Dudley Murphy
Director
DuBose Heyward
Screenplay
John Krimsky
Producer
Gifford Cochran
Producer
Herman Rosse
Art Direction
Ernest Haller
Director Of Photography
Joseph H. Nadel
Assistant Director
Grant Whytock
Editor
Joseph I. Kane
Sound Engineer
Frank Tours
Original Music Composer
The Emperor Jones Ratings & Reviews
New York Age
Vere E. Johns
Both the photography sound are excellent and the direction by Dudley Murphy is well done.
Pittsburgh Courier
J.A. Rogers
It pretends to be art, [but it] is commercialism of the worst sort.
Vanity Fair
Pare Lorentz
The result, to my amazement, was an unexciting and indifferent motion picture.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A great performance from the legendary African-American singer Paul Robeson.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
The Emperor Jones bludgeoned through color barriers.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
It is a distinguished offering, resolute and firm, with a most compelling portrayal by Paul Robeson.
TV Guide
Robeson's powerful presence, particularly through his wonderful, mellifluous voice, dominates each scene.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Paul Robeson gives one of his greatest film performances in this arty, dated, but interesting 1933 adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
Despite its marked deficiencies ... remains a "must see" for historic and cultural purposes
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