The jazz king
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German title | The jazz king |
Original title | King of Jazz |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1930 |
length | 98 minutes |
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Director |
John Murray Anderson Pál Fejös |
script |
Harry Ruskin Charles MacArthur |
production | Carl Laemmle junior ( Universal Studios ) |
music |
Milton Ager James Dietrich George Gershwin Ferde Grofé Billy Rose Mabel Wayne Jack Yellen |
camera |
Jerome Ash Hal Mohr Ray Rennahan |
cut | Robert Carlisle |
occupation | |
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The Jazzkönig (original title King of Jazz ) is an American revue film from 1930 with the orchestra of Paul Whiteman , consisting of singing, dance and sketch contributions as well as (as the first number) a cartoon sequence , which by a Presenter and / or by large boards adorned with drawings (as alleged pages from "Paul Whiteman's drawing pad"). The color film, shot using the two-layer Technicolor process, was a financial failure for the film production company Universal Studios .
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The film is a musical revue without a framework plot (i.e. not a feature film ) with numbers accompanied by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which in its finale portrays folk music of Europe as the root of American jazz (motto: America is a melting pot of music , i.e. America is a Melting pot of music ). The pieces of music played, sung and / or danced are Bridal Veil , The Bluebirds and the Blackbirds , It Happened in Monterey ( La Paloma stored therein ), A Bench in the Park , Rhapsody in Blue , Happy Feet , Raggamuffin Romeo , Do Things For You , Nellie and Song of the Dawn . Another piece of music ( Music Hath Charme ) is an early solo by Bing Crosby (at that time still a member of the orchestra's singing group Rhythm Boys ) under the opening credits and thus forms the title melody of the film. The skits are Ladies of the Press , In Conference , All Noisy on the Eastern Front , Oh! Forevermore! , Springtime , The Property Man .
Background information
The from Universal Studios with a budget of two million dollars produced film was used for the film production company to a financial failure.
The animated film designed by Walter Lantz was the first animation ever to be produced in Technicolor.
In an article in The New York Times of May 3, 1930, composer George Gershwin is incorrectly referred to as the pianist of Rhapsody in Blue , even though Roy Bargy played the piano in the program number.
The also filmed comedy scene entitled A Dash of Spice with Kathryn Crawford, Glenn Tryon, William Kent and Sunny McKeen was no longer included in the film version and was probably cut out before the premiere.
Paul Whiteman was doubled in a dance scene by Paul Small , who had also imitated Whiteman many years earlier.
Merna Kennedy , who had a love affair with Charlie Chaplin in the mid- 1920s , can be seen in a supporting role .
The Rhythm Boys were three singers consisting of Bing Crosby , Harry Barris and Al Rinker .
Awards
Herman Rosse received the Oscar for best production design at the Academy Awards in November 1930 .
In 2013 it was accepted into the National Film Registry .
See also
- The Hollywood Revue of 1929 , a comparable cinematic revue from the year before
Web links
- The Jazz King in the Internet Movie Database (English)