Syncopation
Presenting THE ALL-AMERICAN DANCE BAND...Selected from among Readers in the SATURDAY EVENING POST POLL
1942 | 88m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | William Dieterle |
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| Writer: | Frank Cavett, Valentine Davies, Philip Yordan |
| Staring: |
| A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 1942 |
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| Director: | William Dieterle |
| Writer: | Frank Cavett, Valentine Davies, Philip Yordan |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, louisiana, playing piano, trumpet player |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
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| Adolphe Menjou | George Latimer |
| Jackie Cooper | Johnny Schumacher |
| Bonita Granville | Kit Latimer |
| George Bancroft | Steve Porter |
| Todd Duncan | Rex Tearbone |
| Connee Boswell | Connee Boswell |
| Ted North | Paul Porter |
| Frank Jenks | Smiley Jackson |
| Jessica Grayson | Ella Tearbone |
| Mona Barrie | Lillian |
| Lindy Wade | Paul Porter - as a Child |
| Peggy McIntyre | Kit Latimer - as a Child |
| Charlie Barnet | Charlie Barnet |
| Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman |
| Harry James | Harry James |
| Jack Jenney | Jack Jenney |
| Gene Krupa | Gene Krupa |
| Alvino Rey | Alvino Rey |
| Joe Venuti | Joe Venuti |
| Robert Benchley | Doakes (scenes deleted) |
| Walter Catlett | Spelvin (scenes deleted) |
| Walter Baldwin | |
| Joe Brown Jr. | |
| Maurice Cass | |
| Charles Collins | |
| Jeff Corey | |
| Frank Darien | |
| Joe Devlin | |
| Eddie Dew | |
| John Hamilton | |
| Gordon Hart | |
| Jerry Hausner | |
| Hallene Hill | |
| Frank McGlynn Sr. | |
| Sidney Miller | |
| Emory Parnell | |
| Clinton Rosemond | |
| Edwin Stanley | |
| Sammy Stein | |
| Leith Stevens | |
| Rex Stewart | |
| Lillian West | |
| Thelma White |
| Name | Job |
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| Frank Cavett | Screenplay |
| J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| William Dieterle | Director |
| Valentine Davies | Story |
| Philip Yordan | Screenplay |
| John Sturges | Editor |
| Leith Stevens | Music |
| Name | Title |
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| William Dieterle | Producer |
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