Today's clip is from a 1942 film called "Syncopation" and it features some very familiar faces. The film itself received mixed reviews and didn't do too well at the Box Office, but it does serve as an archive for some great music.
Prior to the making of the film, RKO held a contest for the readers of "The Saturday Evening Post" to vote on the musicians to make up the All-American Dance Band that were to be featured in the film. The readers chose: Alvino Rey, Joe Venuti, Charlie Barnet, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Harry James and Jack Jenney. Vocalist, Connee Boswell was also chosen but unfortunately doesn't appear in this clip. She was featured in another part of the movie.
This scene appears at the end of the film and is just an absolute "SCORCHER". Enjoy!
Watch this clip of the "All-American Dance Band" from the movie "Syncopation"
