Movie

Syncopation (1942)

• NR
• May 22, 1942
• 1h 28m

• Music
• Romance
• Drama

“Presenting THE ALL-AMERICAN DANCE BAND...Selected from among Readers in the SATURDAY EVENING POST POLL”

Overview

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.

Director

William Dieterle

Writers

Frank Cavett, Philip Yordan, Valentine Davies

Starring

Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville