Second Chorus
Released
January 3, 1941
Runtime: 1h 24m
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.
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Cast & Crew
Fred Astaire
Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Charles Butterworth
Mr. Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
Stu
Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
Clerk
Marjorie Kane
Secretary
Joan Barclay
Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis
Scrubwoman
Phil Arnold
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
- BB
Bus Bassey
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
William Benedict
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
- VB
Vernon Brown
Trombone Player (uncredited)
- BB
Billy Butterfield
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Waiter (uncredited)
H. C. Potter
Director
- FC
Frank Cavett
Story
- ER
Elaine Ryan
Screenplay
Ian McLellan Hunter
Screenplay
Ben Hecht
Writer
Media
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