The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones (1933)

September 29th, 19331h 13min

Drama, Music
58%

Overview

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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