The Emperor Jones | Drama | Paul Robeson | Classic Music Film | Full Length
Old Drama Movie starring Paul Robeson: The Emperor Jones - Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
The Emperor Jones (1933)
Director: Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille(uncredited)
Writers: Eugene O'Neill(play "The Emperor Jones"), DuBose Heyward(screenplay)
Stars: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: United States
Language: English
Release Date: 19 September 1933 (USA)
Duration: 71 min
Filming Location: Eastern Service Studios, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Storyline:
At a Baptist prayer meeting, the preacher leads a prayer for Brutus Jones, who is leaving to become a railway porter. Jones joins the congregation in a spiritual. Once on the train, Jeff, a porter, shows Jones the ropes. Jones secretly takes up with Jeff's girl, Undine. He makes some money in a deal with a rich businessman on the train. Jones proves to be a cunning manipulator and a good liar. In a crap game, Jones stabs Jeff over a pair of loaded dice. Now doing hard labour, Jones kills a white prison guard and escapes. Shovelling coal on a ship in the Caribbean, Jones swims to an island. He is brought before the island's ruler, where Smithers, a crooked white trader, buys his freedom. Jones schemes his way into a partnership in Smithers' business, then finally control of the entire island through a touch of witchcraft, or so it seems. Brutus declares himself to be The Emperor Jones... Smithers reports on the unrest that Jones' rule is causing. One morning, the palace is empty of servants. As rebel drums beat, Jones flees into the forest where he is haunted by visions from his past...
Reviews:
"A chance to see perhaps the greatest singing actor of all time. Robeson is robust, young and strong in this picture and the second he is on the screen the film is illuminating and great. Not to be missed. You can feel that robeson was a great athlete in the way he moves around. A combination of Marlon Brando and Otis Redding. Just ridiculous-- the talent, the craftsmanship in his singing, the meticulous way he picks up props. Also, it's wonderful to see him interact with others. There is something so soft, gentle and compassionate-- even in his acting." -Written by valwilmer on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) The Emperor Jones
Brazil O Imperador Jones
Denmark Kejser Jones
Finland Kuolonrumpu
Soviet Union (Russian title) Император Джонс
Ukraine Імператор Джонс
UK The Emperor Jones
USA The Emperor Jones
Venezuela El emperador Jones
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