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King of Jazz
1930, Apr 20
1h 38m
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.
Directed by
John Murray Anderson
Written by
Harry Ruskin
Walter Brennan
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Bing Crosby
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Bela Lugosi
Emcee - Hungarian Version
Marcia Mae Jones
Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)
Glenn Tryon
Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
Laura La Plante
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
Charles Irwin
Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')
Slim Summerville
Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
Joan Marsh
Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
John Boles
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
Billy Rose
Churchill Ross
Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Stanley Smith
Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Yola d'Avril
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
John Arledge
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
Kathryn Crawford
Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Nell O'Day
Dancer
Jeanette Loff
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
William Kent
General ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')
George Chiles
Dancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
Jack White
Jack White
Frank Leslie
Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')
Al Norman
Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')
Jacques Cartier
Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")
Marion Stattler
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'
Don Rose
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'
Bobbe Brox
Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)
Patricia Brox
Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)
Lorayne Brox
Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)
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