USA,
1942, 88 min
Directed by:
William DieterleScreenplay:
Philip YordanCinematography:
J. Roy HuntComposer:
Leith StevensCast:
Adolphe Menjou, Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, George Bancroft, Robert Benchley, Walter Catlett, Ted North, Frank Jenks, Mona Barrie, Benny Goodman (more)Plots(1)
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated' music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie) from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock-market crash, the depression and the outbreak of WWII. A romance between singer Kit Latimer, from New Orleans, and Johnny Schumacher, in which they share and argue over musical ideas ensues. (Cohen Media Group)
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