The Emperor Jones

by Paul Robeson, Dudley Murphy, Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward

$150 · Offered by Royal Books

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

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