King of Jazz
A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!
98 mins
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.
Laura La Plante
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
William Kent
General ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')
Charles Irwin
Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')
George Chiles
Dancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
Jack White
Jack White
Frank Leslie
Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')
Walter Brennan
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
John Arledge
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
Al Norman
Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')
Jacques Cartier
Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")
Marion Stattler
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'
Don Rose
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'
Bobbe Brox
Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)
Patricia Brox
Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)
Lorayne Brox
Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)
Yola d'Avril
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Scenario Writer
Alfonso Corelli
Music
Robert Ross
Assistant Director
Thomas F. O'Neill
Assistant Art Director
C. Roy Hunter
Recording Supervision
Eddie Ellsworth
Still Photographer
William Nolan
Animation
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Editor
James Dietrich
Additional Music
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Music Director
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Orchestrator
Mabel Wayne
Additional Music
Jack Yellen
Songs
Russell Markert
Choreographer
John Murray Anderson
Director
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
Robert Carlisle
Editor
Herman Rosse
Art Direction
Herman Rosse
Costume Design
Roswell A. Hoffmann
Special Effects Assistant
