King of Jazz (1930)




Cast and credits


     
Directed by Pal Fejös
John Murray Anderson
     
Screenplay by Charles MacArthur
     
Cast:
Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')John Boles
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'Laura la Plante
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')Jeanette Loff
Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband / Husband ('A Dash of Spice')Glenn Tryon
Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / CharlesSlim Summerville
One of the Rhythm Boys)Bing Crosby
Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press') / Wife ('A Dash of Spice')Kathryn Crawford
Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')Stanley Smith
Quartet Member ('Nellie')Churchill Ross
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie')John Arledge
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')Walter Brennan
Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")Jacques Cartier
One of the Rhythm Boys Harry Barris
Bobbe BroxBobbe Brox
Lorraine BroxLorraine Brox
Dance SpecialtyEleanor Gutchrlein
Dance SpecialtyKarla Gutchrlein
Charles's Intended Father-in-LawOtis Harlan
Second Reporter ('Ladies of the Press') / Wife ('In Conference') / Unmarried WifeMerna Kennedy
First Reporter ('Ladies of the Press') / Vocalist ('My Bridal Veil' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Do Things for You')Jeanie Lang
Comic Specialty (scenes deleted)Charles Murray
Comic Specialty (scenes deleted)George Sidney
Emcee - Portuguese VersionLia Torá
Emcee's Assistant - Spanish VersionLupita Tovar
Host - Hungarian VersionAnton Vaverka
Betty Caldwell
Chorus BoyRichard Cromwell
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front")Yola d'Avril
Chorus BoyArthur Gardner
Bridesmaid ('My Bridal Veil')Betty Jane Graham
Bridesmaid ('My Bridal Veil')Marcia Mae Jones
Emcee - Hungarian VersionBela Lugosi
Blonde ("A Bench in the Park")Joan Marsh
Child ('A Bench in the Park') / Child ('A Dash of Spice')Sunny Jim McKeen
ChorineCecilia Parker
Lucille Powers
ExtraFlorence Turner
George Gershwin
     
Director of photography Ray Rennahan
Hal Mohr
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.


Year:1930
Running time: 98 minutes
Country: United States