Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Language
English
Release Date
September 29, 1933
Budget
$263,000
Cast
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff (as Frank Wilson)
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
George Haymid Stamper
Lem (as George Stamper)
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
Rex Ingram
Court Crier
Harold Nicholas
Young Tap Dancer
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Editing
Camera
Production
George Knafka
Production Manager
Gifford Cochran
Producer
John Krimsky
Producer
J. Edward Shugrue
Production Manager
Sound
Art