King of Jazz

King of Jazz

King of Jazz

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

1930 • 100 min • 6.3/10

Music

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

Paul Whiteman

John Boles

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

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

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

Glenn Tryon

Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

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

Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

Stanley Smith

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

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

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

Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')

Walter Brennan

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

Churchill Ross

Quartet Member ('Nellie')

John Arledge

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

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