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King of Jazz is a 1930 American pre-Code color musical film starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. The film title refers to Whiteman's popular cultural appellation. At the time the film was made, "jazz", to the general public, meant jazz-influenced syncopated dance music heard on phonograph records, on radio broadcasts, and in dance halls.
King of Jazz: Directed by John Murray Anderson, Walter Lantz. With Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff. American Pre-Code color film starring Paul Whiteman and his Jazz orchestra.
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- Comedy, Musical
- John Murray Anderson, Walter Lantz
- 1930-04-20
Presented here in the most complete form possible and restored to its original early-Technicolor glory, King of Jazz offers a fascinating snapshot of the way mainstream American popular culture viewed itself at the dawn of the 1930s.
Charles Irwin introduces items from the Paul Whiteman scrapbook. In an animated cartoon sequence, Whiteman is "crowned" the "King of Jazz" by animals in the African jungle. Whiteman then introduces members of his band and the chorus girls.
- John Murray Anderson, Robert Ross
- Paul Whiteman
King of Jazz (1930) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Apr 9, 2018 · Throw in an informative essay from film critic Farran Smith Nehme and you have one what will surely go down as one of the best Blu-ray releases of a vintage film to come along this year and one that will hopefully return “King of Jazz” to the rightful place in the history of early sound film that it so richly deserves.
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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.
