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Rockettes 100 - No. 4 - King of Jazz (1930)
In 1928, the Missouri Rockets traveled to New York City to perform in the Broadway show Rain or Shine where the caught the eye of showbiz impresario Roxy Rothafel. In 1930 they appeared in their first film, “ King of Jazz ”—a pre-Code musical revue starring Paul Whiteman ands orchestra. It contained only musical numbers and comedy sketches. King of Jazz was the nineteenth all-talking motion picture filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor rather than simply including colo

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 15, 2025
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