King of Jazz
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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Title: King of Jazz Summary: American Pre-Code color film starring Paul Whiteman and his Jazz orchestra. Directed by: John Murray Anderson Actors: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante Production Company: Universal Pictures Release Date: 20 April 1930 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.20 : 1 This revue presents its numbers around the orchestra leader Paul Whiteman, besides that it shows in it's final number that the European popular music are the roots of American popular music, called Jazz.
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- Director
- John Murray Anderson
- Starring
- Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Jeanie Lang, Laura La Plante, Jeanette Loff, Glenn Tryon, William Kent, Slim Summerville
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