Syncopation
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, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, George Bancroft, Todd Duncan, Connee Boswell, Ted North, Frank Jenks, Jessica Grayson, Mona Barrie, Lindy Wade, Peggy McIntyre, Charlie Barnet
Crew: William Dieterle (Director), John Sturges (Editor), William Dieterle (Producer), J. Roy Hunt (Director of Photography), Leith Stevens (Music)
