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King of Jazz Cast & Crew

"A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!"

1930 · 1h 40m

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

John Murray Anderson

Screenplay

Harry Ruskin

Producers

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Music

Alfonso Corelli

Cinematography

Hal Mohr , Ray Rennahan , Jerome Ash

Editor

Robert Carlisle

Costume design

Herman Rosse

Full cast

33 cast members

Vocalist ('Song of the Dawn' / 'It Happened in Monterey')

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'

Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

Executive ('In Conference') / Unmarried Husband

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')

Chorine (as Beth Laemmle)

Bridegroom ('Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')

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')

Desk Sergeant ('Springtime') / Soldier ('All Noisy on the Eastern Front') / Waiter ('Oh! Forevermore!') / Front End of Horse / Quartet Member ('Nellie')

Quartet Member ('Nellie')

First Pianist at Giant Piano ('Rhapsody in Blue') / Quartet Member ('Nellie') (as Johnson Arledge)

Rubber Legs Dancer ('Happy Feet')

Jacques Cartier

Voodoo Dancer ("Rhapsody in Blue")

Marion Stattler

Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo' / 'Melting Pot'

Don Rose

Specialty Dancer 'Ragamuffin Romeo'

Bobbe (as The Brox Sisters)

Kathlyn (as The Brox Sisters)

Lorraine (as The Brox Sisters)

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)

Marcia Mae Jones

Child ('Bridal Veil') (uncredited)

Emcee - Hungarian Version

Blonde ("A Bench in the Park") (uncredited)

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

Trio Singer (as The Rhythm Boys)

Crew by department

31 crew members

Directing

John Murray Anderson

Director

Ferde Grofé Sr.

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Thomas F. O'Neill

Assistant Art Director

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Writing

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Scenario Writer

Production

Carl Laemmle Jr.

Camera

Eddie Ellsworth

Still Photographer

Editing

Robert Carlisle

Maurice Pivar

Supervising Editor

Music

Milton Ager

Songs

Art

Visual Effects

Roswell A. Hoffmann

Special Effects Assistant

Costume & Makeup

Other

Alfonso Corelli

Ferde Grofé Sr.

Russell Markert

Choreographer

Additional Music

George Gershwin

Additional Music

Additional Music

Mabel Wayne

Additional Music

Recording Supervision

The charts

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