King of Jazz
Animation | Comedy
Release Date
April 20, 1930
Duration
98 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
John Boles
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
Laura La Plante
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Jeanette Loff
Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
Glenn Tryon
General ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')
William Kent
Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
Slim Summerville
Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
Kathryn Crawford
Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)
Carla Laemmle
Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Stanley Smith
Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')
Charles Irwin
Dancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
George Chiles
Jack White
Jack White
Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')
Frank Leslie
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Walter Brennan
Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Churchill Ross
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
John Arledge
Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')
Al Norman
Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")
Jacques Cartier
Dancer
Nell O'Day
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'
Marion Stattler
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'
Don Rose
Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)
Bobbe Brox
Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)
Patricia Brox
Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)
Lorayne Brox
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Bing Crosby
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Emcee - Hungarian Version
Bela Lugosi
Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
Joan Marsh
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