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1930

KING OF JAZZ

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

Animation
Comedy
Music
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Overview

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.

Director: John Murray Anderson
Runtime: 98 minutes
Budget: $2 million
Box Office: $0
Vote Average: 62

Cast

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Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

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John Boles

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

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Laura La Plante

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

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Jeanette Loff

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

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Glenn Tryon

Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

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William Kent

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

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Slim Summerville

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

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Kathryn Crawford

Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

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Carla Laemmle

Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

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Stanley Smith

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

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Charles Irwin

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

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George Chiles

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

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Jack White

Jack White

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Frank Leslie

Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')

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Walter Brennan

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

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Churchill Ross

Quartet Member ('Nellie')

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John Arledge

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

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Al Norman

Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')

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Jacques Cartier

Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")

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Nell O'Day

Dancer

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Marion Stattler

Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'

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Don Rose

Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'

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Bobbe Brox

Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)

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Patricia Brox

Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)

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Lorayne Brox

Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)

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Bing Crosby

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

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Yola d'Avril

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

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Marcia Mae Jones

Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

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Bela Lugosi

Emcee - Hungarian Version

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Joan Marsh

Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)

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