Second Chorus

Second Chorus (1941)

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

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.

star 5.8
  • Release Date: 1941-01-03
  • Runtime: 1h 24min
  • Director: H. C. Potter

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    • Cast

    • Fred Astaire

      Danny O'Neill

    • Paulette Goddard

      Ellen Miller

    • Artie Shaw

      Himself

    • Charles Butterworth

      J. Lester 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)

    • Bus Bassey

      Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

    • William Benedict

      Ticket Taker (uncredited)

    • Vernon Brown

      Trombone Player (uncredited)

    • Billy Butterfield

      Trumpet Player (uncredited)

    • Romaine Callender

      Waiter (uncredited)

    • Jack Cathcart

      Trumpet Player (uncredited)

    • Heinie Conklin

      Reporter (uncredited)

    • Gordon De Main

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

    • Jud De Naut

      Bass Player (uncredited)

    • Nick Fatool

      Drummer (uncredited)

    • Jack Gordon

      Stagehand (uncredited)

    • Johnny Guarnieri

      Piano Player (uncredited)

    • Ben Hall

      Western Union Boy (uncredited)

    • Alton Hendrickson

      Guitar Player (uncredited)

    • Jack Jenney

      Trombone Player (uncredited)

    • Jerry Jerome

      Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

    • Adia Kuznetzoff

      Boris (uncredited)

    • Lillian Lawrence

      Spinster (uncredited)

    • Alexander Leftwich

      Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

    • Ben Lessy

      Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)

    • Joseph Marievsky

      Ivan (uncredited)

    • Charles R. Moore

      Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

    • Buddy Morrow

      Musician (uncredited)

    • Spec O'Donnell

      Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)

    • Hermes Pan

      College Clarinetist (uncredited)

    • Neely Plumb

      Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

    • Albert Pollet

      Waiter (uncredited)

    • June Preston

      Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)

    • Fred Rapport

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

    • Les Robinson

      Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

    • Charles Smith

      College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)

    • Mary Stewart

      Dancer / Singer (uncredited)

    • Leonard Sues

      Trumpet Player (uncredited)

    • Edward Thomas

      Waiter (uncredited)

    • Michael Visaroff

      Sergei (uncredited)

    • George Wendt

      Trumpet Player (uncredited)

    • Poppy Wilde

      Night Club Patron (uncredited)

    • Allen Wood

      Messenger (uncredited)

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