Second Chorus
03/01/1941
1h 24m



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.
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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