Armchair Theatre Emperor Jones (Season 2, Episode 29)
TV Episode | 75 min | Drama

Armchair Theatre

Emperor Jones (Season 2, Episode 29)

TV Episode | 75 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

Ted Kotcheff

Writers

Eugene O'Neill (play) | Terry Southern (teleplay) (television adaptation)

Producer

Ted Kotcheff (as William Kotcheff)

Production Designer

Timothy O'Brien

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 30, 1958

Release date

1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Kenneth Spencer Brutus Jones Brutus Jones See fewer	Unser Haus in Kamerun (1961)
Harry H. Corbett Smithers Smithers See fewer	Carry on Screaming! (1966)
Rasidi Onikoyi Lem (as Rashidi Onikoyi) Lem (as Rashidi Onikoyi) See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Connie Smith Old Woman Old Woman See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Astley Harvey Cool Charlie Cool Charlie See fewer	The Singing Detective (1986)
Stan Simmons Prison Guard Prison Guard See fewer	Kidnapped (1963)
Frank Blaine Prison Guard Prison Guard See fewer	Karate, the Hand of Death (1961)
Van Boolen Auctioneer Auctioneer See fewer	Return to the Lost Planet (1955)
Latif Oki Actor Actor See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Ayton Medas Actor Actor See fewer	Crane (1963)
Danny Daniels Actor Actor See fewer	Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Ron Blackman Actor Actor See fewer	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Harry Quashie Actor Actor See fewer	Simba (1955)