Second Chorus

Second Chorus (1941)

They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!

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.

Date of release
1941-01-03
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Director
H. C. Potter

Casting

  • 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)

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