Syncopation 1942

Syncopation (1942) is a Music and Romance film from the United States in the lookmovie catalog, running 1h 28m. Directed by William Dieterle, it features Adolphe Menjou and Jackie Cooper. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 from 6 votes. 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.