The Black Emperor of Broadway (2020)
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.
- Released
- 2020-04-15
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Arthur Egeli, Ian Bowater
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Shaun Parkes as Charles S. Gilpin
- John Hensley as Eugene O'Neill
- Nick Moran as Jasper Deeter
- Liza Weil as Agnes Boulton
- Nija Okoro as Florence Gilpin
- Lonnie Farmer as W.E.B. DuBois
- Eve Annenberg as Susan Glaspell
- Nicholas Dorr as Jig Cook
- Heather Egeli as Ida Rauh
- Alexandra Foucard as Anita Bush
- Sarah MacDonnell as Christine Ell
- Daniel Washington as Paul Robeson