sentences:  Early screen tests were unsuccessful but the Rhythm Boys carved out a reputation as they starred at the Montmartre Cafe for several weeks.The delays in filming "King of Jazz" led Whiteman and the Rhythm Boys to return to the east coast for a while, but then they all returned to California at the end of October 1929 to finally begin filming.Around this time, Crosby was jailed following a car crash as he had been drinking and he lost a solo spot in "King of Jazz" to John Boles.