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A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%. Most of the 353 1930s drama movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 13m. Streaming on Max and Tubi.
Synopsis
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Dudley MurphyDirector
- DuBose HeywardScreenplay
- Frank ToursOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul RobesonBrutus Jones
- Dudley DiggesSmithers
- Frank H. WilsonJeff
- Fredi WashingtonUndine
- Ruby ElzyDolly
- George Haymid StamperLem
- Billie HolidayExtra in Nightclub Scene
- Moms MableyMarcella
- Rex IngramCourt Crier
- Harold NicholasYoung Tap Dancer
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Themes
islandescapepre-codecaribbean sea