The Once and Universal King, 1930
A restoration of Universal’s “King of Jazz” brings back a storied gem from the studio vaults, including the animated prologue produced by Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan.
Tag Archives: Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman Take-Offs
Paul Whiteman was such a well-known personality that cartoons – topical creatures that they were – would waste no opportunity to have a little fun with him.
The King of Jazz gets Animated
Paul Whiteman conducted the biggest dance-band throughout the 1920’s, and into the 1930’s. He also appeared two cartoons with Oswald Rabbit and Walter Lantz.
Paul Whiteman Tops a Jazz Rabbit, 1930
The assignment that really accelerated the Lantz studio’s sophistication with musical sync was the animated introduction to “The King of Jazz”, a feature film that showcased the music of Paul Whiteman.
