Where to Watch The Emperor Jones (1933) in the US

What it's about

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...

Cast and crew

Director

Dudley Murphy, William C. de Mille

Writer

Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward

Starring

Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson

Details

Release date

Sep 29, 1933

Language

English

Country

United States

Awards

1 win

Where to Watch The Emperor Jones (1933) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Emperor Jones in the United States?

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