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King of Jazz

A NEW ERA in sound and color entertainment!

6.5(41)19301h 40m2

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$2M
Box office
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Language
English
  • dance
  • sketch comedy
  • pre-code
  • big band

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical20 Apr 1930
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1529 Sept 1930

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King of Jazz was released on 20 April 1930.

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    CinemaSerf

    2/12/2024

    6/10

    The title of this film is a touch misleading. I was expecting much more of a jazz-based musical revue but instead got pretty much a whole gamut of colourful and precisely staged repertoire. Paul Whiteman and his accomplished orchestra provide the conduit, as it were, as a variety of performers sing, dance and make us laugh (or cringe) for the next hundred minutes. There's a bit of Bing Crosby's first screen appearanc…

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