King of Jazz

King of Jazz (1930)

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  • Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1930-04-20
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 34 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Murray Anderson
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Summary

Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers—all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson.

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  • Paul Whiteman

    as Paul Whiteman

  • John Boles

    as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')

  • Laura La Plante

    as Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'

  • Jeanette Loff

    as Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

  • Glenn Tryon

    as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

  • William Kent

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

  • Slim Summerville

    as Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles

  • Kathryn Crawford

    as Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

  • Carla Laemmle

    as Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

  • Stanley Smith

    as Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

  • Charles Irwin

    as Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')

  • George Chiles

    as Dancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')

  • Jack White

    as Jack White

  • Frank Leslie

    as Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')

  • Walter Brennan

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

  • Churchill Ross

    as Quartet Member ('Nellie')

  • John Arledge

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

  • Al Norman

    as Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')

  • Jacques Cartier

    as Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")

  • Nell O'Day

    as Dancer

  • Marion Stattler

    as Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'

  • Don Rose

    as Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'

  • Bobbe Brox

    as Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)

  • Patricia Brox

    as Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)

  • Lorayne Brox

    as Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)

  • Bing Crosby

    as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

  • Yola d'Avril

    as Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)

  • Marcia Mae Jones

    as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

  • Bela Lugosi

    as Emcee - Hungarian Version

  • Joan Marsh

    as Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
Crew Billy Rose Additional Music
Art Thomas F. O'Neill Assistant Art Director
Sound C. Roy Hunter Recording Supervision
Sound Milton Ager Songs
Camera Eddie Ellsworth Still Photographer
Editing Maurice Pivar Supervising Editor
Visual Effects William Nolan Animation
Crew James Dietrich Additional Music
Sound Ferde Grofé Sr. Music Director
Crew Mabel Wayne Additional Music
Crew Russell Markert Choreographer
Crew George Gershwin Additional Music
Visual Effects Walter Lantz Animation
Sound Jack Yellen Songs
Writing Edward T. Lowe Jr. Scenario Writer
Sound Ferde Grofé Sr. Orchestrator
Sound Alfonso Corelli Music
Crew Carl Laemmle Presenter
Directing Robert Ross Assistant Director
Directing John Murray Anderson Director
Camera Hal Mohr Director of Photography
Editing Robert Carlisle Editor
Camera Ray Rennahan Director of Photography
Camera Jerome Ash Director of Photography
Art Herman Rosse Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Herman Rosse Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Jack Pierce Makeup Artist
Production Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
Crew Roswell A. Hoffmann Special Effects Assistant
Writing Harry Ruskin Writer

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