The Emperor Jones, 1933 Ages 15+
The Emperor Jones, 1933 Ages 15+
35MM, BLACK AND WHITE, MONO, 80 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: DUDLEY MURPHY / SCRIPT: DUBOSE HEYWARD / BASED ON THE PLAY BY EUGENE O'NEILL / CINEMATOGRAPHER: ERNEST HALLER / EDITOR: GRANT WHYTOCK / ART DIRECTOR: HERMAN ROSSE / MUSIC: ROSAMOND JOHNSON / CAST: PAUL ROBESON, DUDLEY DIGGES, FRANK WILSON / PRODUCTION CO: JOHN KRIMSKY AND GIFFORD COCHRAN INC / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / RIGHTS: DOURIS CORP UK
‘This controversial adaptation of [Eugene] O'Neill's play focuses on Brutus Jones, an enterprising railway porter who becomes the brutal ruler of a Caribbean island. The film was one of the first modern independent features, but suffered heavy cuts from the censors within weeks of its release.’ Richard Koszarski, Mimi Brody UCLA Film and Television Archive
Contact: Sunday 26 July 11.00am / Cinema A
Phone: Production still from The Emperor Jones, 1933
Image courtesy: British Film Institute
