The Emperor Jones (1933)
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson) escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.


Lucy is set up on a date with Dean Martin's movie double Eddie Feldman. When Eddie can't make it because he's needed in a scene, Dean substitutes as him on the date. Throughout the evening, Lucy keeps telling him how much more talented he is than that lucky Dean Martin. To make matters worse, Dean/Eddie can't get a drink anywhere.

Snagglepuss sees a picture of himself on a poster offering $50 reward for his capture, plus an insulting paragraph implying Snag in not very intelligent. The description seem to fit. Snag mistakes an army camp for a boy scout gathering; he puts on some clothes and discovers that he is only a lowly private; he gets in the way at target practice.

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones (Paul Robeson) escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
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