Syncopation

Syncopation

1929 · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · Music, Comedy, Drama

Benny and Flo are a husband-and-wife dance team starring in a new Broadway revue. When the show quickly flops, the two are forced to look for other employment and eventually find work in a nightclub, becoming famous in the process. But their relationship is tested when Flo attracts the attentions of a sophisticated millionaire playboy...

Directed by Bert Glennon

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