Second Chorus

Second Chorus

84 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Jan. 3, 1941

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.

Second Chorus

84 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Jan. 3, 1941

Second Chorus
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Paramount
Original title Second Chorus
Directors Frank Cavett, Edward Montagne, H. C. Potter
Writers Elaine Ryan, Frank Cavett, Ian McLellan Hunter, Ben Hecht, Johnny Mercer

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

Willa Pearl Curtis

as Scrubwoman

Phil Arnold

as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Bus Bassey

as Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

William Benedict

as Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Vernon Brown

as Trombone Player (uncredited)

Billy Butterfield

as Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Romaine Callender

as Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Cathcart

as Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

as Reporter (uncredited)

Gordon De Main

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Jud De Naut

as Bass Player (uncredited)

Nick Fatool

as Drummer (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Johnny Guarnieri

as Piano Player (uncredited)

Ben Hall

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Alton Hendrickson

as Guitar Player (uncredited)

Jack Jenney

as Trombone Player (uncredited)

Jerry Jerome

as Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

as Boris (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

as Spinster (uncredited)

Alexander Leftwich

as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Ben Lessy

as Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky

as Ivan (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

as Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Buddy Morrow

as Musician (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

as Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)

Hermes Pan

as College Clarinetist (uncredited)

Neely Plumb

as Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

as Waiter (uncredited)

June Preston

as Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

Les Robinson

as Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Charles Smith

as College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)

Mary Stewart

as Dancer / Singer (uncredited)

Leonard Sues

as Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

as Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

as Sergei (uncredited)

George Wendt

as Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Allen Wood

as Messenger (uncredited)