Available on DVD as; Cohen Media Group DVD: Syncopation (2015)
Cast
Adolphe Menjou
as
George Latimer
Jackie Cooper
as
Johnny Schumacher
Bonita Granville
as
Kit Latimer
George Bancroft
as
Steve Porter
Robert Benchley
as
Doakes
Walter Catlett
as
Spelvin
Ted North
as
Paul Porter
Todd Duncan
as
Rex Tearbone
Connee Boswell
as
Connee Boswell
Frank Jenks
as
Smiley Jackson
Jessica Grayson
as
Ella Tearbone (as Jessie Grayson)
Mona Barrie
as
Lillian
Lindy Wade
as
Paul Porter – as a Child
Peggy McIntyre
as
Kit Latimer – as a Child
Charlie Barnet
as
Charlie Barnet
Benny Goodman
as
Benny Goodman
Gene Krupa
as
Gene Krupa
Harry James
as
Harry James
Jack Jenney
as
Jack Jenney (as Jack Jenny)
Alvino Rey
as
Alvino Rey
Joe Venuti
as
Joe Venuti
Hall Johnson Choir
as
Vocal Ensemble
Armando Lita
as
Specialty Dance Act (as Armando and Lita)
Synopsis
This musical chronicles the history of jazz music and features many of the most popular musical acts from the early 1940s, including Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman. The story centers on a trumpet player who falls for a young woman with an equal passion for music. Unfortunately, the girl is still grieving for her true-love whom she lost during the war. The trumpeter begins working to get the girl to trust her. He simultaneously tries to start a band.
