Syncopation (1942)
Music · Romance · Drama
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.
Cast
- Adolphe Menjou as George Latimer
- Jackie Cooper as Johnny Schumacher
- Bonita Granville as Kit Latimer
- George Bancroft as Steve Porter
- Todd Duncan as Rex Tearbone
- Connee Boswell as Connee Boswell
- Ted North as Paul Porter
- Frank Jenks as Smiley Jackson
- Jessica Grayson as Ella Tearbone
- Mona Barrie as Lillian