King of Jazz [108213] Released: 1930-04-20 Revenue: $0 Budget: $2,000,000 Profit: $-2,000,000 Runtime: 98 mins Popularity: 0.566 Vote Average: 6.208 Vote Count: 36 Overview: 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. Cast [30] Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman John BolesVocalist Laura La PlanteEditor Jeanette LoffVocalist Glenn TryonExecutive William KentGeneral Slim SummervilleAutomobile Owner Kathryn CrawfordFourth Reporter Carla LaemmleChorine Stanley SmithBridegroom Charles IrwinHimself, Announc George ChilesDancer Jack WhiteJack White Frank LeslieQuartet Lead Sin Walter BrennanDesk Sergeant Churchill RossQuartet Member John ArledgeFirst Pianist at Al NormanRubber Legs Danc Jacques CartierVoodoo Dancer Nell O'DayDancer Marion StattlerSpecialty Dancer Don RoseSpecialty Dancer Bobbe BroxBobbe Patricia BroxKathlyn Lorayne BroxLorraine Bing CrosbyTrio Singer Yola d'AvrilAutomobile Owner Marcia Mae JonesChild Bela LugosiEmcee - Hungaria Joan MarshBlonde Trailers Theatrical Trailer King Of Jazz 1930 Restored Full HD Michael Feinstein on KING OF JAZZ and Paul Whiteman King Of Jazz (1930) Restored Technicolor Sequence