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Second Chorus

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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.

Date: 01/03/1941
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw, Charles Butterworth, Burgess Meredith, Frank Melton, Jimmy Conlin, Don Brodie, Marjorie Kane, Joan Barclay, Willa Pearl Curtis, Phil Arnold, Bobby Barber, Bus Bassey, William Benedict, Vernon Brown, Billy Butterfield, Romaine Callender, Jack Cathcart, Heinie Conklin, Gordon De Main, Jud De Naut, Nick Fatool, Jack Gordon, Johnny Guarnieri, Ben Hall, Alton Hendrickson, Jack Jenney, Jerry Jerome, Adia Kuznetzoff, Lillian Lawrence, Alexander Leftwich, Ben Lessy, Joseph Marievsky, Charles R. Moore, Buddy Morrow, Spec O'Donnell, Hermes Pan, Neely Plumb, Albert Pollet, June Preston, Fred Rapport, Les Robinson, Charles Smith, Mary Stewart, Leonard Sues, Edward Thomas, Michael Visaroff, George Wendt, Poppy Wilde, Allen Wood

Fred Astaire as Danny O'Neill in Second Chorus Fred Astaire

Paulette Goddard as Ellen Miller in Second Chorus Paulette Goddard

Artie Shaw as Himself in Second Chorus Artie Shaw

Charles Butterworth as J. Lester Chisholm in Second Chorus Charles Butterworth

Burgess Meredith as Hank Taylor in Second Chorus Burgess Meredith

Frank Melton as Stu in Second Chorus Frank Melton

Jimmy Conlin as Mr. Dunn in Second Chorus Jimmy Conlin

Don Brodie as Clerk in Second Chorus Don Brodie

Marjorie Kane as Secretary in Second Chorus Marjorie Kane

Joan Barclay as Receptionist in Second Chorus Joan Barclay

Willa Pearl Curtis

Phil Arnold as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited) in Second Chorus Phil Arnold

Bobby Barber as Room Service Waiter (uncredited) in Second Chorus Bobby Barber

Bus Bassey

William Benedict as Ticket Taker (uncredited) in Second Chorus William Benedict

Vernon Brown

Billy Butterfield

Romaine Callender as Waiter (uncredited) in Second Chorus Romaine Callender

Jack Cathcart

Heinie Conklin as Reporter (uncredited) in Second Chorus Heinie Conklin

Gordon De Main as Elevator Passenger (uncredited) in Second Chorus Gordon De Main

Jud De Naut

Nick Fatool

Jack Gordon

Johnny Guarnieri

Ben Hall

Alton Hendrickson

Jack Jenney

Jerry Jerome

Adia Kuznetzoff as Boris (uncredited) in Second Chorus Adia Kuznetzoff

Lillian Lawrence

Alexander Leftwich

Ben Lessy as Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited) in Second Chorus Ben Lessy

Joseph Marievsky

Charles R. Moore as Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited) in Second Chorus Charles R. Moore

Buddy Morrow

Spec O'Donnell as Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited) in Second Chorus Spec O'Donnell

Hermes Pan as College Clarinetist (uncredited) in Second Chorus Hermes Pan

Neely Plumb

Albert Pollet

June Preston

Fred Rapport

Les Robinson

Charles Smith as College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited) in Second Chorus Charles Smith

Mary Stewart as Dancer / Singer (uncredited) in Second Chorus Mary Stewart

Leonard Sues

Edward Thomas

Michael Visaroff as Sergei (uncredited) in Second Chorus Michael Visaroff

George Wendt

Poppy Wilde as Night Club Patron (uncredited) in Second Chorus Poppy Wilde

Allen Wood

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