King of Jazz (1930)
A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!
1930 · 1h 40m · Music
Genres: 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.
Director: John Murray Anderson
Writers: Harry Ruskin
Music by: Alfonso Corelli
Cinematography: Hal Mohr, Ray Rennahan
Editor: Robert Carlisle
Budget: $2M
Cast
Paul Whiteman as Paul WhitemanJohn Boles as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')Jeanie Lang as Vocalist ('I'd Like To Do Things For You' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')Laura La Plante as Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'Jeanette Loff as Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')Glenn Tryon as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried HusbandWilliam Kent as General ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')Slim Summerville as Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / CharlesKathryn Crawford as Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')Carla Laemmle as Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)Stanley Smith as Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')Charles Irwin as Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')More like this
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