Syncopation
"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.
About Syncopation (1942)
Released in 1942, Syncopation is a music, romance and drama film from RKO Radio Pictures (United States of America). It was directed by William Dieterle and written by Philip Yordan and Frank Cavett. The cast is led by Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, George Bancroft and Todd Duncan. With a runtime of 1h 28m, the film averages 6.8/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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