Syncopation - Presenting the All-American Dance Band

DVD
B&W
Running Time: 89 Min.

Cohen Film Collection presents a rediscovered and restored film by William Dieterle, telling the love story between a young trumpeter (Jackie Cooper) and New Orleans-born piano player (Bonita Granville). The story line merely serves as the backdrop for tracing the evolution of jazz from the early sounds of Dixieland to ragtime in Chicago up through the swing era, and features such musical talents as Harry James, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, and Charlie Barnet.