Film

Syncopation (1942)

• NR
• 22 mai 1942
• 1h 28m

• Musique
• Romance
• Drame

Synopsis

In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.

Réalisateur

William Dieterle

Scénaristes

Valentine Davies, Philip Yordan, Frank Cavett

Avec

Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville