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2026 · Music · Drama
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Film / 1930
King of Jazz
Directed by
John Murray Anderson
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.
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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.
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)
Stanley SmithBridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Charles IrwinHimself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')
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George ChilesDancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
Jack WhiteJack White
Frank LeslieQuartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')
Walter BrennanDesk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore
Churchill RossQuartet Member ('Nellie')
John ArledgeFirst Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
Al NormanRubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')
Jacques CartierVoodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")
Nell O'DayDancer
Marion StattlerSpecialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'
Don RoseSpecialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'
Bobbe BroxBobbe (as The Brox Sisters)
Patricia BroxKathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)
Lorayne BroxLorraine (as The Brox Sisters)
Bing CrosbyTrio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Yola d'AvrilAutomobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Marcia Mae JonesChild ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
Bela LugosiEmcee - Hungarian Version
Joan MarshBlonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
Harry BarrisTrio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Al RinkerTrio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
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