King of Jazz
A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!
1930 · 1h 40m
Music
Directed by
John Murray Anderson
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.
Director and cast
- John Murray Anderson Director
- Paul Whiteman as Paul Whiteman
- John 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 Husband
- William 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 / Charles
- Kathryn Crawford as Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
- Carla Laemmle as Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)
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