Emperor Jones

1933 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,337 VOTES · DIR. Dudley Murphy

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 985 lines

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00:01:46 When I get to heaven gonna sit down
00:04:10 You oughta see them New York gals on Lenox Avenue.
00:06:20 Now let me fly unto Mount Zion Lord, Lord
00:08:38 Same train, same train
00:11:06 - Wait a minute! Don't do that! - Take it easy.
00:14:05 we stand to clean up millions.
00:16:20 You done laughed yourself right off of my payroll.
00:20:07 - Yes! - Well, if you can't sing no better'n that, shut up!
00:22:11 One-sixty they don't.
00:25:30 Well, I know you of old, boy
00:29:56 Trouble, here I come.
00:34:11 Well, supposin' your belly was full...
00:36:59 - Well, good morning, Mr. Smithers. - You works in here.
00:40:01 And I reckons, when you figure how little it's costin' ya...
00:43:18 Now you're talkin'.
00:46:57 Top dog, eh?
00:51:30 I'll get the hides frayed off some of you niggers sure.
00:53:55 Sure, I'll ring.
00:56:59 - Keep your hands where they belong, white man. - Blimey. You'd think I was a blasted thief.
00:59:57 I sure got the drum part of it.
01:03:14 Get in, nigger. What you scared at?
01:06:22 Nigger, I kills you dead once.
01:11:11 I steals all I could grab.
04:00:00 Your Excellency.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed985
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line04:00:00

Production Record

DirectorDudley Murphy
LanguageEnglish
Budget$263,000
IMDb votes1,337