That is a great essay, rich in detail without getting mired in it, witty without smugness, a comprehensive history from before production was red-lit to its long, strange afterlife. Thanks so much. 🙏 I can't believe I finally agree with Mordaunt Hall on a movie! #KingofJazz #TCMParty

Well, that was spectacular, hallucinogenic, and really, really fun! Would have been great to see it on a big screen. #TCMParty #KingOfJazz

Nowadays you have to see one of those Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas for a finale this big #TCMParty #KingOfJazz

This movie is exhausting in the best possible way. #TCMParty #KingOfJazz

Kind of like Sam the American Eagle's "A Salute to All Nations But Mostly America", really... #TCMParty #KingOfJazz

Sorta the La La Land version of jazz. #TCMParty #KingOfJazz

Yes, nothing says JAZZ like tambourines, bagpipes, and accordions 🤪 #KingOfJazz #TCMParty

The r's are still rolling hard all over the place, but Boles' eyes look amazing in the close-ups.

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So when's King Kong gonna bust through those doors upstage? #KingOfJazz #TCMParty

I'm pretty much Simpsons quotes all the way down. And about 50 Slim Jims.

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One of the most adorable things I ever saw at a dance school recital was a bunch of little girls in green sequined dresses and feathered headbands tapping to the Kermit the Frog version of "Happy Feet" #KingOfJazz #TCMParty

I have Kermit the Frog to thank for introducing me to this song ("Happy Feet"). #KingOfJazz #TCMParty
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I dig the Weimar twins.

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And now the time has come to answer the question "Can the frog tap dance?" (This song made its debut in this film) #KingOfJazz #TCMParty

In retrospect, making out with her sidepiece in front of the verbal toddler was not the wisest of choices.

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You could not be cooler if you'd been cooled with an electrified cooling machine.

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The BFI found precious two-strip fragments in their archive a while back, including a Billie Dove screen test and 3 seconds of Louise Brooks in her first major role, the now-lost American Venus. They had been used as leaders for other films.
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It's like this gloriously peachy to something like the colour of the inside of a blood orange and I love it! #KingOfJazz #TCMParty

Yes! I was wondering if it was him but I'd have expected it to be mentioned. #TCMParty #KingOfJazz