Acting
Paul Whiteman
Born March 28, 1890
Died December 29, 1967 · aged 77
Paul Whiteman began his musical career as a viola player for the San Francisco Symphony. He enlisted in the Navy during World War I, and his musical abilities resulted in the Navy putting him in charge of his own band. After the war he moved to New York in 1920, where he recorded his first hit, Whispering/The Japanese Sandman. It sold more than two million copies, making Whiteman was an insta…
Known For
London · 1927London
★ 8.01927
MovieDramaRomance
A Lady adopts a runaway slum girl who resembles her own dead daughter.
King of Jazz · 1930King of Jazz
★ 6.31930
MovieMusic
A large-scale revue musical built around Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, presenting a series of musical performances, sketches, and staged tableaux in early two-color Technicolor, emblematic of Hollywood’s early sound-era “all-star” musical productions.
Rhapsody in Blue · 1945Rhapsody in Blue
★ 6.61945
MovieMusicRomance
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Strike Up the Band · 1940Strike Up the Band
★ 6.61940
MovieComedyMusic
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.
Hollywood Hotel · 1938Hollywood Hotel
★ 5.81938
MovieComedyMusic
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for Mona -- and sends her to the premiere instead, with young musician Ronnie Bowers (Dick Powell). After various mishaps, including a case of mistaken identity, Ronnie and Virginia struggle to find success in Hollywood.
The Fabulous Dorseys · 1947The Fabulous Dorseys
★ 5.81947
MovieMusicRomance
The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey from their boyhood in Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.
Broadway Gossip No.2 · 1932Broadway Gossip No.2
1932
MovieDocumentary
Leo Donnelly in the role of a Broadway columnist who interviews stars, celebrities and wannabees and not-yetbees of the era, supposedly to set the record straight. Paulette Goddard discusses her engagement/non engagement to Charlie Chaplin; Paul Whiteman tells how he had to lose 100 pounds before he got married, and Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit - the Girl in the Red Velvet Swing - tell him what is happening in their lives in December of 1932. Leo then digs up archive footage featuring Gloria Swanson's four husbands...one at a time.
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