1930
King of Jazz
TMDB 6.5
1h 40m · 20 Apr 1930
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.
Directed byJohn Murray Anderson
Cast
- Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman
- John BolesVocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
- Jeanie LangVocalist ('I'd Like To Do Things For You' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
- Laura La PlanteEditor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
- Jeanette LoffVocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
- Glenn TryonExecutive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
- William KentGeneral ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple'
- Slim SummervilleAutomobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
- Kathryn CrawfordFourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
- Carla LaemmleChorine (as Beth Laemmle)
