King of Jazz (1930)
Directed by John Murray Anderson · 100 min · Music
26.3 TOPICAL score · #3,892 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
King of Jazz (1930, directed by John Murray Anderson) has a TOPICAL score of 26.3 - ranked 3,892 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (40 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (40 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Production Design
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read10,353 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paul Whiteman, John Boles (actor #1,701), Jeanie Lang, Laura La Plante