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.
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When Viv's nervous cousin can't perform in his debut with the Manhattan Symphony, Lucy takes his place.
More trouble from Badman, especially when Curly Joe says the word 'good'!
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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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