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