Syncopation (1929)
6/10
First RKO Musical
20 February 2021
Bobby Watson and Barbara Bennett are married, and successful vaudeville hoofers. Ian Hunter wants them for his night club, but he doesn't want Watson around at other times.

This movie is best remembered for being RKO's first musical, and it shows its age, with its simple camera set-ups and fixed camera. Morton Downey is around to sing a few songs, and Fred Warming's band likewise. It's a good musical for 1929, but that isn't saying much for fans of what the musical will become; its novelty was undoubtedly a huge factor in its contemporary success. The result is decent, but far more interesting for its place in movie history than its music or story.
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