King of Jazz
38 reviews
Animation/Music
1h 38m
1930
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...
OVERVIEW
PHOTOS
VIDEOS

Storyline
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.
- DirectorJohn Murray Anderson
- Release20 April 1930
- Genre
- Duration1h 38m
- Budget$2,000,000
- Revenue?
- Rate38 reviews
- Productions
Universal Pictures
Cast

Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman

John Boles
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')

Laura La Plante
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'

Jeanette Loff
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

Glenn Tryon
Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

Slim Summerville
Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles

Kathryn Crawford
Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')

Carla Laemmle
Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

Stanley Smith
Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

Walter Brennan
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')

Churchill Ross
Quartet Member ('Nellie')

John Arledge
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)

Nell O'Day
Dancer

Bing Crosby
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

Yola d'Avril
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones
Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

Bela Lugosi
Emcee - Hungarian Version

Joan Marsh
Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)

Harry Barris
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Similar Movies

Departures
2008

Ladies of Leisure
1930

Joker
2019

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2017

Baby Driver
2017

Deadpool 2
2018

Blade Runner 2049
2017

A Wish for Christmas
2016

Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021

Annihilation
2018

White Boy Rick
2018

The Lobster
2015

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018

How to Be Single
2016

Arrival
2016

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014

Us
2019

The Theory of Everything
2014

Uncut Gems
2019
