Syncopation [Blu-ray]

Director: William Dieterle William Dieterle

Overview

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. Songs include: "Goin' Up the River" (Dave Torbett, Leith Stevens), "You Made Me Love You" (Joseph McCarthy, James V. Monaco), "Only Worry for a Pillow," "Chicago Ragtime" (Stevens), "Under a Falling Star" (Rich Hall, Stevens, sung by Connie Boswell), and "Slave Market" (Hall Johnson).

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2015
UPC:	0741952781790
Original Release:	1942
Rating:	NR
Source:	Cohen Media Group
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:29:00
Sales rank:	44,654

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bonita Granville	Kit Latimer
Jackie Cooper	Johnny Schumacher
Adolphe Menjou	George Latimer
George Bancroft	Steve Porter
Ted North	Paul Porter
Todd Duncan	Rex Tearbone
Connee Boswell	Cafe Singer
Frank Jenks	Smiley Jackson
Jessie Grayson	Ella
Mona Barrie	Lillian
Lindy Wade	Paul Porter as a Child
Peggy McIntyre	Kit Latimer as a Child
Benny Goodman	Himself
Harry James	Himself
Gene Krupa	Himself
Charlie Barnet	Himself, Charlie Barnet
Alvino Rey	Himself
Joe Venuti	Himself
Jack Jenney	Himself

Technical Credits

William Dieterle

Producer,Director