Syncopation (1942)

Starring:

• Adolphe Menjou
• Jackie Cooper
• Bonita Granville
• George Bancroft
• Robert Benchley
• Walter Catlett
• Ted North
• Todd Duncan
• Jessica Grayson
• Connee Boswell
• Frank Jenks
• Hall Johnson Choir

Storyline

In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer (Bonita Granville), who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George (Adolphe Menjou). Over the next several years Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz and continues performing. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher (Jackie Cooper) befriends Kit, who is then arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon her release, Kit forms a band with Johnny.