King of Jazz
King of Jazz
Release: 1930-04-20
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 6.2
Animation
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Walter Brennan
as Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Harry Barris
as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Bing Crosby
as Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Marcia Mae Jones
as Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
as Emcee - Hungarian Version
Joan Marsh
as Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
as Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)
Churchill Ross
as Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Laura La Plante
as Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
Glenn Tryon
as Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
Paul Whiteman
as Paul Whiteman
John Boles
as Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
Slim Summerville
as Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
John Arledge
as First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
Kathryn Crawford
as Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
Yola d'Avril
as Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Nell O'Day
as Dancer
Jeanette Loff
as Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Stanley Smith
as Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
