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King of Jazz (1930) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 20, 1930

Original Title:
King of Jazz

Alternate Titles:
O Rei do Jazz

Genres:
Animation | Comedy | Music

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
SE: 15 

Runtime: 98

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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.

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Production

Additional Music:
Billy Rose
James Dietrich
George Gershwin
Mabel Wayne

Animation:
Walter Lantz
William Nolan

Art Direction:
Herman Rosse

Assistant Art Director:
Thomas F. O'Neill

Assistant Director:
Robert Ross

Choreographer:
Russell Markert

Costume Design:
Herman Rosse

Director:
John Murray Anderson

Director of Photography:
Hal Mohr
Ray Rennahan
Jerome Ash

Editor:
Robert Carlisle

Makeup Artist:
Jack Pierce

Music:
Alfonso Corelli

Music Director:
Ferde Grofé Sr.

Orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé Sr.

Presenter:
Carl Laemmle

Producer:
Carl Laemmle Jr.

Recording Supervision:
C. Roy Hunter

Scenario Writer:
Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Songs:
Jack Yellen
Milton Ager

Special Effects Assistant:
Roswell A. Hoffmann

Still Photographer:
Eddie Ellsworth

Supervising Editor:
Maurice Pivar

Writer:
Harry Ruskin

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