The Emperor Jones (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Dudley Murphy |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Drama |
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The Emperor Jones (1933) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by Dudley Murphy .
The Emperor Jones was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1999.
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The Emperor Jones??? Very yes!
By shadowsandsatin on Feb 6, 2025 From Shadows and SatinIf you’ve been around the blog for the last several months, you might remember me referencing some big projects that I was working on, and I just wanted to share some info about one of them. On February 24, 2025, the Film Masters company (whose blog I regularly contribute to) will release Paul... Read full article
Musical Monday: The Emperor Jones (1933)
on Feb 6, 2023 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: The Emperor Jones (1933) ? M... Read full article
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Brutus Jones: [pause] If dat ghost have money, I tells him never to haunt you lessen he wants to lose it!
Brutus Jones: They's some things I don't got to be told. I can see 'em in folks' eyes.
Brutus Jones: [With bravado] It takes a silver bullet to kill Brutus Jones.
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The original Broadway production of "The Emperor Jones" opened at the Neighborhood Playhouse on November 1, 1920 and ran for 204 performances. Between 1925 and 1927 the play was revived three times, once with Paul Robeson who recreated his stage role in this movie version.
Fredi Washington's scenes were reshot using dark pancake makeup because she looked "too white" in the first rushes. It was feared audiences would think Paul Robeson was embracing a white woman.
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