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.
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
John Boles
Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')
Jeanie Lang
Vocalist ('I'd Like To Do Things For You' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
Laura La Plante
Editor ('Ladies of the Press') / Stenographer ('In Conference') / Quartet Member, 'Nellie'
Jeanette Loff
Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Glenn Tryon
Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband
William Kent
General ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Goldfish Owner ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Unmarried Couple's Offspring / Vocal ('Do Things For You')
Slim Summerville
Automobile Owner ('Springtime') / Rear End of Horse / Charles
Kathryn Crawford
Fourth Reporter ('Ladies of the Press')
Carla Laemmle
Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)
Stanley Smith
Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Charles Irwin
Himself, Announcer / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front')
George Chiles
Dancer ('It Happened in Monterey' / Vocalist 'A Bench in the Park' / 'Ragamuffin Romeo')
Jack White
Jack White
Frank Leslie
Quartet Lead Singer ('Nellie')
Walter Brennan
Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')
Churchill Ross
Quartet Member ('Nellie')
John Arledge
First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)
Al Norman
Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')
Jacques Cartier
Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")
Nell O'Day
Dancer
Marion Stattler
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'
Don Rose
Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'
Bobbe Brox
Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)
Patricia Brox
Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)
Lorayne Brox
Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)
Bing Crosby
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Yola d'Avril
Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Marcia Mae Jones
Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
Emcee - Hungarian Version
Joan Marsh
Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)
Harry Barris
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Al Rinker
Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)
Billy Rose
Additional Music
Carl Laemmle
Presenter
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Scenario Writer
Jack Yellen
Songs
Walter Lantz
Animation
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Editor
Alfonso Corelli
Music
Thomas F. O'Neill
Assistant Art Director
Milton Ager
Songs
James Dietrich
Additional Music
George Gershwin
Additional Music
Russell Markert
Choreographer
Robert Ross
Assistant Director
Eddie Ellsworth
Still Photographer
Mabel Wayne
Additional Music
William Nolan
Animation
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Music Director
C. Roy Hunter
Recording Supervision
Ferde Grofé Sr.
Orchestrator
John Murray Anderson
Director
Herman Rosse
Costume Design
Hal Mohr
Director of Photography
Ray Rennahan
Director of Photography
Robert Carlisle
Editor
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Jerome Ash
Director of Photography
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Herman Rosse
Art Direction
Roswell A. Hoffmann
Special Effects Assistant
Harry Ruskin
Writer
Pál Fejős
Assistant Director