Paul Whiteman - Turner Classic Movies

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Paul Whiteman found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Whiteman's career beginnings included film roles in "Broadway After Dark" (1924), "King of Jazz" (1930) and the Dick Powell musical "Thanks a Million" (1935). Later, Whiteman acted in the musical comedy "Strike Up the Band" (1940) with Mickey Rooney, th...

Filmography

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The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Atlantic City (1944)

King of Jazz (1930)

Broadway After Dark (1924)

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King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Meet Our Girls

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Ladies Of The Press

Biography

Paul Whiteman found incredible success as an accomplished actor, appearing in a variety of films throughout his Hollywood career. Whiteman's career beginnings included film roles in "Broadway After Dark" (1924), "King of Jazz" (1930) and the Dick Powell musical "Thanks a Million" (1935). Later, Whiteman acted in the musical comedy "Strike Up the Band" (1940) with Mickey Rooney, the comedy "Atlantic City" (1944) with Constance Moore and the biopic "Rhapsody in Blue" (1945) with Robert Alda. He also appeared in the Tommy Dorsey biopic "The Fabulous Dorseys" (1947), "Hollywood Star Revue" (ABC, 1948-49) and "The Time of Your Life" (Fox, 1999-2000). Whiteman's music was most recently featured in "Serena" (2015). Whiteman passed away in December 1967 at the age of 77.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Atlantic City (1944)

King of Jazz (1930)

Broadway After Dark (1924)

Music (Feature Film)

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Murder in the Music Hall (1946)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

"Rhapsody in Blue" orch Conductor

Cast (Special)

Hollywood Star Revue (1948)

Life Events

Videos

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Meet Our Girls Now becoming clear that this is nothing but a revue/variety show, bandleader Paul Whiteman, for whom the picture is titled, introduces the Russell Markert Girls who, upon the opening of the Radio City Music Hall in 1932, would become the Rockettes, accompanied by the Whiteman orchestra, in Universal’s King Of Jazz, 1930.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Ladies Of The Press One of the wackiest and most brief of the comic vignettes, credited to screenwriter Harry Ruskin, introduced by MC Charles Irwin, in the Universal two-strip Technicolor musical-variety feature, with Laura LaPlante, Jeanie Lang, Merna Kennedy, Grace Hayes and Kathryn Crawford, in King Of Jazz, 1930, featuring the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Very Proud Of The Boys Hal Mohr was one of three cinematographers on the project, and was credited with most of the trick photography, seen here as the MC Charles Irwin introduces the de-facto star, bandleader Paul Whiteman, whose soloists include Harry Goldfield on trumpet, Joe Venuti on violin and Eddie Lang on guitar, early in Universal’s King Of Jazz, 1930.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Paul Whiteman's Scrapbook Opening the Universal two-strip Technicolor musical revue, starring bandleader Paul Whiteman and his wildly popular orchestra, Charles Irwin the announcer, winds up introducing what was the first-ever Technicolor cartoon, by Walter Lantz, later known for Woody Woodpecker, with some now-dated attitudes, in King Of Jazz, 1930.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) So The Bluebirds And The Blackbirds Got Together Another event in the revue, this time Bing Crosby in his first on camera appearance in his first movie, with his then-colleagues with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, The Rhythm Boys, Al Rinker on vocals and Harry Barris, also a composer of their song, on piano, in the Universal two-strip Technicolor showcase King Of Jazz, 1930.

Julia Misbehaves (1948) -- (Movie Clip) My Wonderful One At the wedding rehearsal for Susan (Elizabeth Taylor), artist Ritchie (Peter Lawford) intruding, re-united parents Julia (Greer Garson)and William (Walter Pidgeon) remember their wedding with a song, in Julia Misbehaves, 1948.

Rhapsody In Blue (1945) -- (Movie Clip) The Blues Will Go On Bandleader Paul Whiteman and impresario George White play themselves after the failure of a Blues number by George Gershwin (Robert Alda), who commiserates with brother Ira (Herbert Rudley) and Professor Frank (Albert Basserman), as a new idea emerges, in the bio-pic Rhapsody In Blue, 1945.

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