Second Chorus
Second Chorus
Release: 1941-01-03
·Runtime: 84m
·★ 5.8
Music
Comedy
Romance
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Fred Astaire
as Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
as Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
as Himself
Charles Butterworth
as J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
as Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
as Stu
Jimmy Conlin
as Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
as Clerk
Marjorie Kane
as Secretary
Joan Barclay
as Receptionist
Phil Arnold
as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
William Benedict
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
as Waiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
as Boris (uncredited)
Ben Lessy
as Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
as Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
as Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
as College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Charles Smith
as College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
as Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
as Sergei (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
