{"product_id":"king-of-jazz","title":"King of Jazz (1930) DVD Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanie Lang, Jeanette Loff, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris, William T. Kent, Eleanor and Karla Gutöhrlein","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKing of Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e (1930) DVD 2-strip Technicolor Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 100 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) with optional English subtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStarring: Paul Whiteman, John Boles, Laura La Plante, Jeanie Lang, Jeanette Loff, Bing Crosby, Al Rinker, Harry Barris, William T. Kent, Eleanor and Karla Gutöhrlein Written by Charles MacArthur and Harry Ruskin. Directed by John Murray Anderson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKing of Jazz is a revue. There is no story continuity, only a series of musical numbers alternating with \"blackouts\" (brief comedy sketches with abrupt punch line endings) and other short introductory or linking segments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe musical numbers are diverse in style, adopting a 'something for everyone' approach to appeal to family audiences. They cater to the young, the old, and the middle-aged, each in turn. The slow \"Bridal Veil\" number, featuring (according to Universal) the largest veil ever made, exhibits Victorian sentimentality that might best appeal to the elderly. The middle-aged were courted with a tune by John Boles in a lush setting crooning. \"It Happened in Monterey\" in waltz time, or in a barn with a chorus of red-shirted ranch hands belting out the \"Song of the Dawn\". The \"jazzy\" \"Happy Feet\" number was designed to appeal to younger viewers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOne segment early in the film serves to introduce several of the band's virtuoso musicians. Another provides the audience with a chance to see the Rhythm Boys, already famous by sound but not sight because of their recordings and radio broadcasts, performing in a home-like setting. There are novelty and comedy numbers ranging from the mildly risqué (\"Ragamuffin Romeo\", which features contortionist dancing by Marion Stadler and Don Rose) to the humorously sadomasochistic (the second chorus of \"I Like to Do Things for You\") to the simply silly (\"I'm a Fisherman\"). There is a line of chorus girls, practically mandatory in early musicals, but in their featured spot the novelty is that they perform the choreography while seated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe grand finale is the \"Melting Pot of Music\" production number, in which various immigrant groups in national costume offer brief renditions of characteristic songs from their native lands, after which they are all consigned to the American melting pot. Performers from some of the earlier musical numbers briefly reprise their acts while reporting for duty as fuel under the pot. Whiteman stirs the steaming stew. When the cooking is complete, everyone emerges transformed into a jazz-happy American.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKing of Jazz was the nineteenth all-talking motion picture filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor rather than simply including color sequences. At the time, Technicolor's two-color process employed red and green dyes, each with a dash of other colors mixed in, but no blue dye. King of Jazz was to showcase a spectacular presentation of George Gershwin's \"Rhapsody in Blue\", so this presented a problem. Fortunately, the green dye Technicolor used can actually appear peacock blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKing of Jazz marked the first film appearance of the popular crooner and singer Bing Crosby, who, at the time, was a member of The Rhythm Boys, the Whiteman Orchestra's vocal trio.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"'-CC-","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45007743582277,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/3023\/files\/KINGOFJAZZ-SM.jpg?v=1778719104","url":"https:\/\/movieozone.com\/products\/king-of-jazz","provider":"Movie-O-Zone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}