A live British television production by ABC Television for the first season of its Armchair Theatre series was seen on UK television on March 30, 1958.Laura Pearson, "Emperor Jones (1958)", BFI Screenonline. It features African-American singer Kenneth Spencer, and was directed by the Canadian director Ted Kotcheff and adapted by the American "beat" novelist Terry Southern in his first screenwriting job. Unlike other British television versions, it still exists, and has been released on DVD.
A live British television production by ABC Television for the first season of its Armchair Theatre series was seen on UK television on March 30, 1958.Laura Pearson, "Emperor Jones (1958)", BFI Screenonline. It features African-American singer Kenneth Spencer, and was directed by the Canadian director Ted Kotcheff and adapted by the American "beat" novelist Terry Southern in his first screenwriting job. Unlike other British television versions, it still exists and has been released on DVD.