King of Jazz
1930 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,037 VOTES · DIR. John Murray Anderson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 774 lines
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00:00:51 ♪ Music hath charms ♪
00:03:42 ♪ Why can't he deliver me? ♪
00:14:12 ♪ By some happy bride ♪
00:18:44 ♪ Ah, yes, you told me ♪
00:21:39 ♪ To do things for you ♪
00:23:30 ♪ ‘Cause I – I like to do things for you ♪
00:26:11 - When did it happen? - Five minutes ago.
00:27:34 ♪ “Oh, we're birds of a different feather†♪
00:29:41 ♪ I'm finding consolation ♪
00:33:51 Ay que dame tu amor.
00:36:28 Yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk-yuk!
00:37:50 Everyone's excited. In the gallery, some fresh trout -
00:39:31 Why, you darned fool. My mother knows my name!
00:42:11 ♪ Unromantic and plain ♪
00:47:24 Come in!
01:01:34 - Oh, good evening, Mr. Kent. - Hello, Wally.
01:03:36 And I used to sit and watch them grow,
01:06:15 ♪ A-picking rags at each abode ♪
01:10:54 Okay.
01:16:20 Say, Charlie, what's the big idea?
01:19:00 ♪ The youth began to cry ♪
01:21:45 ♪ All you weary ones ♪
01:24:03 ♪ Come and start life anew ♪
01:38:06 ♪ The song of the dawn ♪
Cast & Characters
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)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed774
Dialogue density7.7 lines / min
First line00:00:51
Final line01:38:06
Production Record
DirectorJohn Murray Anderson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
IMDb votes1,037
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