The Emperor Jones (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Dudley Murphy |
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| 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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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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Quotes from
Brutus Jones:
[With bravado] It takes a silver bullet to kill Brutus Jones.
Brutus Jones: Ain't talking big what makes a man big, s'long as he makes folks believe it?
Smithers: [Jones prepares to escape into the jungle] Give my regards to any ghosts yer 'appen to meet!
Brutus Jones: [pause] If dat ghost have money, I tells him never to haunt you lessen he wants to lose it!
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Brutus Jones: Ain't talking big what makes a man big, s'long as he makes folks believe it?
Smithers: [Jones prepares to escape into the jungle] Give my regards to any ghosts yer 'appen to meet!
Brutus Jones: [pause] If dat ghost have money, I tells him never to haunt you lessen he wants to lose it!
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Facts about
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.
Because of the objection to the word "nigger", United Artists deleted it from prints to be shown in Negro theaters. Still, the United Negro Improvement Association condemned the film.
In his autobiography, Paul Robeson said he regretted making the film because it deviated too much from the play.
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Because of the objection to the word "nigger", United Artists deleted it from prints to be shown in Negro theaters. Still, the United Negro Improvement Association condemned the film.
In his autobiography, Paul Robeson said he regretted making the film because it deviated too much from the play.
read more facts about The Emperor Jones...
