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Syncopation

6.8/10
TMDB6 votes
Original: 88 min

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.

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About Syncopation

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

Syncopation (1942) is a film in the music, romance, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, George Bancroft.

Released
Original language
Runtime
88 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Writers
Valentine Davies, Philip Yordan, Frank Cavett

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What is Syncopation about?

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.

Who stars in Syncopation?

Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, George Bancroft, Todd Duncan, Connee Boswell. See the cast cards above for character names.

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