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 32 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
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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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  • as Paul Whiteman

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

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

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

  • as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

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

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

  • as Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

  • as Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

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

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

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

  • as Jack White

  • as Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')

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

  • as Quartet Member ('Nellie')

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

  • as Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')

  • as Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")

  • as Dancer

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

  • as Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'

  • as Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)

  • as Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)

  • as Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)

  • as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

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

  • as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

  • as Emcee - Hungarian Version

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

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