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King of Jazz

on BBC Two England

The last in a season of Hollywood musicals from the golden era of the 30s
featuring Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
with John Boles, Laura La Plante, Glenn Tryon, Jeanette Loff, Merna Kennedy, Stanley Smith, Slim Summerville, Otis Harlan, William Kent, Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys, The Sisters G, The Brox Sisters, George Chiles, Jacques Cartier, Frank Leslie, Charles Irwin, Al Norman, Grace Hayes, Paul Howard, Marion Stattler, Don Rose, Russell Markert Girls, Tommy Atkins Sextette, Nell O'Day, Wilbur Hall, John Fulton, Kathryn Crawford, Jeanie Lang, Beth Laemmle, Jack White, Walter Brennan, Churchill Ross, Johnson Arledge, Charlie Murray, George Sidney

Perhaps the most famous of the 'All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing' musicals that enjoyed enormous success in the first years of sound in the movies. A colourful and spectacular revue featuring Paul 'King of Jazz' Whiteman and his orchestra, a host of performers, and famous numbers including 'Rhapsody in Blue,' 'It Happened in Monterey' and 'Happy Feet'; it also marked the feature film debut of Bing Crosby, then one of the crooning Rhythm Boys.
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Contributors

Producer:
Carl Laemmle Jr
Devised and directed by:
John Murray Anderson
Musicians:
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra
Singer:
John Boles
[Actress]:
Laura La Plante
[Actor]:
Glenn Tryon
Singer:
Jeanette Loff
[Actress]:
Merna Kennedy
[Actor]:
Stanley Smith
[Actor]:
Slim Summerville
[Actor]:
Otis Harlan
[Actor]:
William Kent
Singers:
Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys
Dancers:
The Sisters G
[Actor]:
George Chiles
[Actor]:
Jacques Cartier
[Actor]:
Frank Leslie
[Actor]:
Charles Irwin
[Actor]:
Al Norman
[Actress]:
Grace Hayes
[Actor]:
Paul Howard
Dancer:
Marion Stattler
[Actor]:
Don Rose
Dancers:
Russell Markert Girls
Dancers:
Tommy Atkins Sextette
[Actor]:
Nell O'Day
Musician:
Wilbur Hall
Singer:
John Fulton
[Actress]:
Kathryn Crawford
[Actress]:
Jeanie Lang
[Actress]:
Beth Laemmle
Himself:
Jack White
[Actor]:
Walter Brennan
[Actor]:
Churchill Ross
[Actor]:
Johnson Arledge
Comedian:
Charlie Murray
Comedian:
George Sidney

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