Syncopation (1929 film)

Syncopation
Directed by	Bert Glennon
Produced by	Robert Kane (producer) Joseph I. Schnitzer (executive producer)
Written by	Gene Markey (novel and dialogue) Frances Agnew (adaptation) Paul S. Haschke (titles)
Starring	Barbara Bennett Bobby Watson Ian Hunter
Studio	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	March 3, 1929 (NYC) March 24, 1929 (US)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Syncopation is a 1929 American musical film directed by Bert Glennon and starring Barbara Bennett, Bobby Watson, and Ian Hunter. It was the second film produced by RKO Radio Pictures but the first released by RKO as the company's first film, Street Girl, wasn't released until August 1929.. The film was made at the company's New York City studios^[1] and is based on the novel Stepping High by Gene Markey. The film was heavily marketed on its release, including being the first film to be broadcast over the radio, and was a significant success.^[2]

This film was the first made in the RCA Photophone sound-on-film process, and was an important test for Radio Corporation of America, which had invested heavily in the newly created RKO.

Cast

• Barbara Bennett as Fleurette
• Bobby Watson as Benny
• Ian Hunter as Winston
• Morton Downey as Lew
• Osgood Perkins as Hummel
• Mackenzie Ward as Henry
• Verree Teasdale as Rita
• Dorothy Lee as Peggy
• Leon Barte as Artino
• Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians as Themselves
• Tom Brown as Bellboy (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Barrios, Richard. A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film. Oxford University Press, 2010.

External links

• Syncopation at the Internet Movie Database
• Syncopation at the TCM Movie Database
• Syncopation at SilentEra
• Syncopation at allmovie