Second Chorus
Music | Comedy
Release Date
January 3, 1941
Duration
84 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Danny O'Neill
Fred Astaire
Ellen Miller
Paulette Goddard
Himself
Artie Shaw
J. Lester Chisholm
Charles Butterworth
Hank Taylor
Burgess Meredith
Stu
Frank Melton
Mr. Dunn
Jimmy Conlin
Clerk
Don Brodie
Secretary
Marjorie Kane
Receptionist
Joan Barclay
Scrubwoman
Willa Pearl Curtis
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Bus Bassey
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
William Benedict
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Vernon Brown
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Billy Butterfield
Waiter (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Jack Cathcart
Reporter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Bass Player (uncredited)
Jud De Naut
Drummer (uncredited)
Nick Fatool
Stagehand (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Piano Player (uncredited)
Johnny Guarnieri
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Alton Hendrickson
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Jack Jenney
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
Boris (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
Spinster (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich
Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Ben Lessy
Ivan (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Musician (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow
Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Neely Plumb
Waiter (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
June Preston
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Les Robinson
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
Charles Smith
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Leonard Sues
Waiter (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Sergei (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
George Wendt
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Messenger (uncredited)
Allen Wood
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