The Emperor Jones (1933 film)

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The Emperor Jones (1933 film) is an American drama starring Paul Robeson that follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island.

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instanceOf American film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
adaptationOf stage play ⓘ
basedOn The Emperor Jones (play) ⓘ
linked to: The Emperor Jones
basedOnWorkBy Eugene O'Neill ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
character Brutus Jones ⓘ
Smithers ⓘ
Undine ⓘ
cinematographyBy Ernest Haller ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Dudley Murphy ⓘ
distributor United Artists ⓘ
editedBy Ralph Dietrich ⓘ
era Pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
featuresAfricanAmericanLead true ⓘ
filmFormat 35 mm ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
hasPoster theatrical release poster ⓘ
hasTheme colonialism ⓘ
power and corruption ⓘ
race and identity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
leadCharacterOccupationAtStart Pullman porter ⓘ
leadCharacterRoleLater tyrannical ruler ⓘ
musicBy Louis Gruenberg ⓘ
notableFor early starring film role for Paul Robeson ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary Follows the rise and fall of a Pullman porter who becomes the tyrannical ruler of a Caribbean island ⓘ
producer Dudley Murphy ⓘ
productionCompany Dudley Murphy Productions ⓘ
releaseYear 1933 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 72 ⓘ
screenwriter DuBose Heyward ⓘ
Dudley Murphy ⓘ
setting Caribbean island ⓘ
soundFilm true ⓘ
starredActor Dudley Digges ⓘ
Frank H. Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fredi Washington ⓘ
Paul Robeson ⓘ
Ruby Elzy ⓘ
title The Emperor Jones ⓘ

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The Emperor Jones → adaptedAs → The Emperor Jones (1933 film) ⓘ
Ethel Waters → performedIn → The Emperor Jones (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Emperor Jones (1933 film)
Brutus Jones → hasAdaptation → The Emperor Jones (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Emperor Jones (1933 film)