---
title: 'King of Jazz (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Fejos'
released: '1930-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-jazz-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021025/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of Jazz (1930)

1930 · 98 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

King of Jazz is a 1930 American pre-Code color musical film starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. In the 1920s Whiteman signed and featured jazz musicians including Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer, and others.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Fejos](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fejos), [John Murray Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-murray-anderson)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles MacArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-macarthur)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Milton Ager](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-ager)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray Rennahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-rennahan), [Hal Mohr](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-mohr)

## Cast

- [Stanley Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-smith)
- [William T. Kent](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-t-kent)
- [Glenn Tryon](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-tryon)
- [John Boles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boles)
- [Bing Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bing-crosby)
- [Harry Barris](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-barris)
- [Laura La Plante](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-la-plante)
- [Carla Laemmle](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-laemmle)
- [Charles Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-irwin)
- [Merna Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/merna-kennedy)
- [Jeanette Loff](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanette-loff)
- [Paul Whiteman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-whiteman)
- [Slim Summerville](https://cinepixo.com/people/slim-summerville)
- [Jack White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-white-3)

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