Animation ·Music · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 40m

King of Jazz

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Hal Mohr — Director of Photography Ray Rennahan — Director of Photography Jerome Ash — Director of Photography Robert Carlisle — Editor Harry Ruskin — Writer Carl Laemmle Jr. — Producer

Tagline

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

Synopsis

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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