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Status
Released
Release
2020
Runtime
1h 35m
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This feature film tells the true story of Charles S. Gilpin; the first black star on Broadway and his leading role in Eugene O'Neill's controversial play, The Emperor Jones.
37 Cast Members
Shaun Parkes
Charles S. Gilpin
John Hensley
Eugene O'Neill
Nick Moran
Jasper Deeter
Liza Weil
Agnes Boulton
Nija Okoro
Florence Gilpin
Lonnie Farmer
W.E.B. DuBois
Eve Annenberg
Susan Glaspell
Nicholas Dorr
Jig Cook
Heather Egeli
Ida Rauh
Alexandra Foucard
Anita Bush
Sarah MacDonnell
Christine Ell
Daniel Washington
Paul Robeson
Tim Misuradze
James Light
Michael James Dreyer
Witch Doctor
David Bishop
Theatre Patron
John Clayton
Charles Ellis
Anna McEntee
Mary Blair
Adrienne Earle Pender
Lincoln's Maid Susan
Janey David
Lounge Singer
Ian Bowater
George Hunterfield