Overview
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Cast
- Paul Robeson as Brutus Jones
- Dudley Digges as Smithers
- Frank H. Wilson as Jeff
- Fredi Washington as Undine
- Ruby Elzy as Dolly
- George Haymid Stamper as Lem
- Billie Holiday as Extra in Nightclub Scene
- Moms Mabley as Marcella
- Rex Ingram as Court Crier
- Harold Nicholas as Young Tap Dancer