eMoviePoster.com
  Auction History Result EMPEROR JONES LC Date Sold 9/1/1995Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. 5 Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Cards (Learn More) Emperor Jones, the 1933 Dudley Murphy black African American rags-to-riches romantic melodrama ("From the stage play by Eugene O'Neill"; "Eugene O'Neill's amazing story of the pullman porter who Became a King"; "From the world-famous novel by Ferenc Molnar"; "Screen play by Jo Swerling") starring Paul Robeson (in the title role as Brutus Jones), Dudley Digges, Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington (a very light-skinned, very talented black African American actress who refused to try to "pass for white", and who appeared in several important black related movies including "Imitation of Life" and "Black and Tan"; ironically, she had to have her skin darkened, so she could "pass for black"!), Lorenzo Tucker, and Ruby Elzy NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: No condition recorded. 
Postal Mailing Address:
Bruce Hershenson, P.O. Box 874, West Plains, MO 65775. (For our UPS or FedEx address, click here) phone: +1 417 256-9616 fax: +1 417 257-6948 E-mail: Contact Us Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (CST) |
|||||||||||||
