Who is Brutus Jones in The Emperor Jones (1933)?

Paul Robeson plays Brutus Jones in the film.

What is The Emperor Jones (1933) about?

A black congregation prays for the wily and ambitious Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson), who is off to work on the railway. Jones is conscripted to a chain gang after killing a fellow gambler, and escapes by clubbing a guard. On the run, he gets a job shoveling coal on a ship in the Caribbean, and jumps off when they pass an island. When he is captured by the natives, his freedom is bought by a white trader (Dudley Digges) . Jones tricks the tribe and becomes emperor, but is outrun by his own magic.

The Emperor Jones (1933)

Name: The Emperor Jones (1933)
Genre: Drama
Released: 1933-09-19
Rating: 51

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Who directed The Emperor Jones (1933)?: Dudley Murphy

Who is Brutus Jones in The Emperor Jones (1933)?: Paul Robeson plays Brutus Jones in the film.

What is The Emperor Jones (1933) about?: A black congregation prays for the wily and ambitious Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson), who is off to work on the railway. Jones is conscripted to a chain gang after killing a fellow gambler, and escapes by clubbing a guard. On the run, he gets a job shoveling coal on a ship in the Caribbean, and jumps off when they pass an island. When he is captured by the natives, his freedom is bought by a white trader (Dudley Digges) . Jones tricks the tribe and becomes emperor, but is outrun by his own magic.