![[Book #148767] The Emperor Jones. Paul Robeson, Dudley Murphy, Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward, Frank H. Wilson Dudley Digges, Fredi Washington, starring, director, play, screenwriter.](https://royalbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/148767.jpg?width=768&height=1000&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1787816322)
The Emperor Jones
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1933. Vintage reference photograph of Paul Robeson in full regalia from the 1933 film, struck circa 1970s. With a provenance stamp on the verso.
Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1920 play, following a cunning railway porter who gradually manipulates his way into control of a small Caribbean island. Actor Paul Robeson's first sound feature, a breakthrough role which secured the actor's status as one of the first African American leading actors of mainstream cinema.
Set throughout the American South and in the Caribbean Islands, shot on location in New York.
8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 370.
[Book #148767]
Price: $150.00