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King of Jazz

King of Jazz

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

19306.21h 40m

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.

Directed by John Murray Anderson
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., Harry Ruskin
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0M0

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Top Cast

Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

John Boles

John Boles

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

Jeanie Lang

Jeanie Lang

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

Laura La Plante

Laura La Plante

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

Jeanette Loff

Jeanette Loff

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

Glenn Tryon

Glenn Tryon

Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

W

William Kent

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

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

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

Kathryn Crawford

Kathryn Crawford

Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

Carla Laemmle

Carla Laemmle

Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

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Themes & Keywords

dancesketch comedypre-codebig band

About King of Jazz

King of Jazz is a animation, music film released in 1930 exploring themes of dance, sketch comedy, pre-code, big band. Directed by John Murray Anderson, it stars Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Jeanie Lang. 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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