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King of Jazz

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

  • Movie
  • 1930
  • 1h 40m

Directed by John Murray Anderson

6.5

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6.5 out of 10 from 41 votes

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Overview

A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.

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Cast and crew

  • Paul Whiteman

    Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman

  • John Boles

    John BolesVocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')

  • Jeanie Lang

    Jeanie LangVocalist ('I'd Like To Do Things For You' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')

  • Laura La Plante

    Laura La PlanteEditor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'

  • Jeanette Loff

    Jeanette LoffVocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

  • Glenn Tryon

    Glenn TryonExecutive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

  • William KentGeneral ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')

  • Slim Summerville

    Slim SummervilleAutomobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles

  • Kathryn Crawford

    Kathryn CrawfordFourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

  • Carla Laemmle

    Carla LaemmleChorine (as Beth Laemmle)

  • Stanley Smith

    Stanley SmithBridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

  • Charles IrwinHimself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')

  • George ChilesDancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')

  • Jack WhiteJack White

  • Frank LeslieQuartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')

  • Walter Brennan

    Walter BrennanDesk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')

  • Churchill Ross

    Churchill RossQuartet Member ('Nellie')

  • John Arledge

    John ArledgeFirst Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)

Director
John Murray Anderson
Writer
Harry Ruskin
Music
Alfonso Corelli
Cinematography
Hal Mohr, Ray Rennahan and Jerome Ash