Mangled Movie Madness

Mangled Movie Madness 025: The Emperor Jones (1933)


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Exploring the public domain month begins with the movie that made a star out of Paul Robeson. The movie, based on the 1920 play of the same name, follows the path of corruption of Brutus Jones. Jones, an innocent church-going man, gets a job as a Pullman porter and heads to the big city up North. A road of fast women, gambling and a total misfortune of friendship lands Jones in jail. Once escaped, he gets on a ship and jumps overboard to a nearby island. The island, a tiny military dictatorship, is easily overthrown by Jones's wits, and he and the one white man on the island rule with an iron fist.

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Audio clips used:

0:00 - General Cinema Pre-Roll (2001-2002)

2:07 - The Emperor Jones Scene - Jones In the Big City

34:43 - Frank Tours - The End (From The Emperor Jones)

38:37 -  The Emperor Jones Opening Credits

1:31:53 - The Emperor Jones Scene - Jones's Death

1:40:41 - Barbie - Toy Story 2 Blooper Reel

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