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.

The film portrays MacArthur’s life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination.


Private Snafu spends all his pay on booze and whores.

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.
Sign In To Comment
Comments
Show Transcripts