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     Paul Robeson

     Brutus Jones
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     Dudley Digges

     Smithers
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     Frank H. Wilson

     Jeff
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     Fredi Washington

     Undine
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     Ruby Elzy

     Dolly
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     George Haymid Stamper

     Lem

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Emperor_Jones_(1933_film)The Emperor Jones (1933 film) - Wikipedia

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   The Emperor Jones is a 1933 American pre-Code film adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's 1920 play of the same title, directed by iconoclast Dudley Murphy, written for the screen by playwright DuBose Heyward and starring Paul Robeson in the title role (a role he played onstage, both in the US and UK), and co-starring Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson ...

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0023985The Emperor Jones (1933) - IMDb

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   The Emperor Jones: Directed by Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille. With Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington. Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

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   • Genre: Drama, Music

   • Director: Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille
   • Release Date: 1933-09-29

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Emperor_JonesThe Emperor Jones - Wikipedia

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   The Emperor Jones is a 1920 tragic play by American dramatist Eugene O'Neill that tells the tale of Brutus Jones, a resourceful, self-assured African American and a former Pullman porter, who kills another black man in a dice game, is jailed, and later escapes to a small, backward Caribbean island where he sets himself up as emperor.

   • Author: Eugene O'Neill

   • Publish Year: 1920

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7. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleThe Emperor Jones (1933) - Turner Classic Movies

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   In time, Jones stages a coup, overthrowing the reigning deity and installing himself on the throne. His unquenchable thirst for power, however, soon leads to his own downfall. The Emperor Jones (1933) is based on the controversial play by Eugene O'Neill, first produced for the stage in 1920.

   • Director: Dudley Murphy, Joseph H. Nadel

   • Actors: Paul Robeson

8. www.criterion.com › films › 807The Emperor Jones (1933) | The Criterion Collection

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   With The Emperor Jones, Robeson became the first African-American leading man in mainstream movies and, he said, gained a deeper understanding of cinema's potential to change racial misconceptions. Previously censored, The Emperor Jones is presented here in its most complete form.

   • Actors: Brutus Jones

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9. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › the_emperor_jonesThe Emperor Jones | Rotten Tomatoes

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   Jones tricks the tribe and becomes emperor, but is outrun by his own magic. A black congregation prays for the wily and ambitious Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson), who is off to work on the railway.

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   • Category: Drama

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    Who is the emperor in the Emperor Jones?

    • The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist, Eugene O'Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and sets himself up as emperor.

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    Who are the actors in Emperor Jones?

    • James Earl Jones, Stefan Gierasch, Osceola Archer, Zakes Mokae Theodore Mann. The Emperor Jones is a 1920 play by American dramatist, Eugene O'Neill which tells the tale of Brutus Jones, an African-American man who kills a man, goes to prison, escapes to a Caribbean island, and sets himself up as emperor.

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    When did the Emperor Jones come out?

    • The Emperor Jones is an opera in two acts with a prologue and interlude composed by Louis Gruenberg to an English-language libretto adapted by the composer from Eugene O'Neill 's 1920 play, The Emperor Jones. It premiered on January 7, 1933, at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City with Lawrence Tibbett in the title role.

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    Is the Emperor Jones a theatrical play?

    • And The Emperor Jones is perhaps the clearest example of O’Neill’s unequivocal strength as a ‘‘theatrical’’ playwright. lifeless and labored on the page often becomes quite vibrant in a theatrical performance. At their best, light, and costume designers take his script and help transform the page into a thrilling theatrical experience.

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11. www.imdb.com › title › tt0023985The Emperor Jones (1933) - Plot - IMDb

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    Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island. At a Baptist prayer meeting, the preacher leads a prayer for Brutus Jones, who is leaving to become a railway porter.