Kraft Theatre The Emperor Jones (Season 8, Episode 22)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Kraft Theatre

The Emperor Jones (Season 8, Episode 22)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Director

Fielder Cook

Writer

Eugene O'Neill (play)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 23, 1955

Release date

Feb 23, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Clifford Cothren Guard Guard See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)
Ossie Davis The Emperor Jones The Emperor Jones See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Evelyn Ellis Palace Servant Palace Servant See fewer	The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Ed Fuller Auctioneer Auctioneer See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)
Maxwell Glanville Jeff Jeff See fewer	Play of the Week (1959)
Rex Ingram Lem Lem See fewer	The Green Pastures (1936)
Stanja Lowe Actress Actress See fewer	The Man Without a Face (1993)
Robert McQuade Actor Actor See fewer	Father's Day (1988)
Everett Sloane Smithers Smithers See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Cherokee Thornton Actor Actor See fewer	The Girl from Chicago (1932)