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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 105 min.) : sound, black and white |
| Summary |
Of all Paul Robeson's eleven starring film performances, by far his most iconic was his breakthrough in the big-screen adaptation of Eugene O'Neill'sThe Emperor Jones (1933). He was already a legend for his stage incarnation of Brutus Jones, a Pullman porter who powers his way to the rule of a Caribbean island, but with this, his first sound-era film role, his regal image was married to his booming voice for eternity. With The Emperor Jones, Robeson became the first African-American leading man in mainstream movies and, he said, gained a deeper understanding of cinema's potential to change racial misconceptions. Previously censored, The Emperor Jones is presented here in its most complete form |
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Title from title frames |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1933 |
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Based on the play by Eugene O'Neill |
| Credits |
Director (uncredited), William C. DeMille ; photography, Ernest Haller ; art director, Herman Rosse ; editor, Grant Whytock ; music, Frank Tours |
| Cast |
Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges, Frank Wilson, Fredi Washington, Ruby Elzy, George Stamper |
| Event |
This version produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films |
| Subject |
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Emperor Jones -- Film adaptations
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. fast (OCoLC)fst00041145 |
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Emperor Jones (O'Neill, Eugene) fast (OCoLC)fst01360347 |
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African Americans -- West Indies -- Drama
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Emperors -- West Indies -- Drama
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Political corruption -- West Indies -- Drama
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African American actors.
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Emperors.
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Political corruption.
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African Americans.
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West Indies -- Drama
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West Indies.
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Internet videos.
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Feature films.
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Drama.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Internet videos.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Films de fiction.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968, director.
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De Mille, William C. (William Churchill), 1878-1955, director.
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Krimsky, John, producer.
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Cochran, Gifford A. (Gifford Alexander), 1906-1978, producer.
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Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940, screenwriter.
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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, actor.
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Digges, Dudley, 1879-1947, actor.
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Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956, actor.
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Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994, actor.
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Elzy, Ruby, actor.
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Stamper, George Haymid, actor.
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Haller, Ernest, 1896-1970, director of photography.
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Rosse, Herman, 1887-1965, art director.
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Whytock, Grant, editor of moving image work.
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Tours, Frank E., 1877-1963, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of (work) : O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.
Emperor Jones.
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