Second Chorus

Jan 3, 1941

1h 24m

★ 5.8

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

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.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Second Chorus Trailers

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Cast

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)

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