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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = The Emperor Jones
| name = The Emperor Jones
| image = EmperorJones1960ad.png
| image = File:Emperor_Jones_13_Jun_1960,_Page_122_-_The_Sydney_Morning_Herald_at_Newspapers_com.png
| image_upright =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| image_alt =
| caption = Advertisement from 6 July 1960
| caption = Ad from SMH 13 Jun 1960
| genre =
| genre = drama
| creator =
| creator =
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Emperor Jones]]''|[[Eugene O'Neill]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[The Emperor Jones]]''|[[Eugene O'Neill]]}}
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| story =
| story =
| director = [[Alan Burke (director)|Alan Burke]]
| director = [[Alan Burke (director)|Alan Burke]]
| starring =
| starring = Joe Jenkins
| narrated =
| narrated =
| music =
| music =
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| editor =
| editor =
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| runtime = 60 minutes<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=June 13, 1960}}</ref>
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = ABC
| company = ABC
| distributor =
| distributor =
| budget =
| budget =
| network = ABN-2 (Sydney)
| network = ABN-2 (Sydney)
| released = June 15, 1960 (Sydney, live)<br>6 July 1960 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|title=Advertisement|newspaper=The Age|date=6 July 1960|page=3}}</ref>
| released = June 15, 1960 (Sydney, live)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=13 June 1960|title=TV Guide|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122739866/?terms=%22emperor%2Bjones%22}}</ref><br>6 July 1960 (Melbourne)<ref>{{cite news|title=Advertisement|newspaper=The Age|date=6 July 1960|page=3}}</ref>
| website =
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}}
}}


'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. It starred [[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|Joe Jenkins]], a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Negro in "Live" Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=24ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3773%2C477942|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=30|date=June 13, 1961}}</ref>
'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. It starred [[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|Joe Jenkins]], a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Negro in "Live" Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=24ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3773%2C477942|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=30|date=June 13, 1961}}</ref>

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Jenkins had also appeared in ''[[The Square Ring (play)|The Square Ring]]'', ''Cafe Continental'', ''The BP Super Show'', ''[[The Two Headed Eagle]]'' and ''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' on Australian TV. He was a rare black actor who played lead roles in Australia at the time.
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<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/z-non-white-aussie-movies-tv-white-australia/?fbclid=IwAR2a3frfNd9RfNEqJta07m8mnH4x5RejXkRemRiAUmojmurXyhJAAMPuEUE|title=The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia|date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>
==Plot==
==Plot==
[[File:Emperor_Jones_Cast_photo_from_1960_productoin.png|thumb|left|Joe Jenkins<br>SMH 13 Jun 1960]]
Jones runs an empire in the West Indies, but is tormented by the memory of people he killed.
Jones runs an "empire" on an island in the West Indies. The action begins when Smithers, a trader, arrives on the island to discover Jones' subjects have revolted and Jones has to escape.

Jones is terrified of the pursuing natives. He has nightmares where he meets Jeff, the man he killed in a razor fight, and another man he killed with a shovel. The nightmare then becomes a medium of regression. Jones goes beyond his own past until he finds himself on the first slave ship from Africa.
==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|Joe Jenkins]] as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
*[[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|Joe Jenkins]] as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
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*Nellie Small
*Nellie Small
*Albert le Guerre
*Albert le Guerre
==Production==
[[File:EmperorJones1960ad.png|thumb|left|Ad from 6 July 1960 The Age]]
The production was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's studios at Gore Hill. It was directed by Alan Burke, who also adapted Eugene O'Neil's play.

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Joe Jenkins was a rare black actor who played lead roles in Australia at the time; he had also appeared in ''[[The Square Ring (play)|The Square Ring]]'', ''Cafe Continental'', ''The BP Super Show'', ''[[The Two Headed Eagle]]'' and ''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' on Australian TV.
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<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/z-non-white-aussie-movies-tv-white-australia/?fbclid=IwAR2a3frfNd9RfNEqJta07m8mnH4x5RejXkRemRiAUmojmurXyhJAAMPuEUE|title=The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia|date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>
==Reception==
==Reception==
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref>
The TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

Revision as of 02:08, 10 September 2020

The Emperor Jones
Ad from SMH 13 Jun 1960
Genredrama
Based onThe Emperor Jones
by Eugene O'Neill
Written byAlan Burke
Directed byAlan Burke
StarringJoe Jenkins
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABN-2 (Sydney)
ReleaseJune 15, 1960 (Sydney, live)[1]
6 July 1960 (Melbourne)[2]

The Emperor Jones is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill. It starred Joe Jenkins, a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.[3]

Plot

File:Emperor Jones Cast photo from 1960 productoin.png
Joe Jenkins
SMH 13 Jun 1960

Jones runs an "empire" on an island in the West Indies. The action begins when Smithers, a trader, arrives on the island to discover Jones' subjects have revolted and Jones has to escape.

Jones is terrified of the pursuing natives. He has nightmares where he meets Jeff, the man he killed in a razor fight, and another man he killed with a shovel. The nightmare then becomes a medium of regression. Jones goes beyond his own past until he finds himself on the first slave ship from Africa.

Cast

  • Joe Jenkins as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
  • Moray Powell as Smithers
  • Nellie Small
  • Albert le Guerre

Production

Ad from 6 July 1960 The Age

The production was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's studios at Gore Hill. It was directed by Alan Burke, who also adapted Eugene O'Neil's play.

Joe Jenkins was a rare black actor who played lead roles in Australia at the time; he had also appeared in The Square Ring, Cafe Continental, The BP Super Show, The Two Headed Eagle and The End Begins on Australian TV. [4]

Reception

The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald thought "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."[5]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1960.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 6 July 1960. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Negro in "Live" Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. June 13, 1961. p. 30.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (May 25, 2020). "The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia". Filmink.
  5. ^ "Emperor Jones on Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.
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