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Second Chorus

H. C. Potter

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 performa...

Second Chorus

Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred AstaireDanny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard

Paulette GoddardEllen Miller

Artie Shaw

Artie ShawHimself

Charles Butterworth

Charles ButterworthJ. Lester Chisholm

Burgess Meredith

Burgess MeredithHank Taylor

Frank Melton

Frank MeltonStu

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy ConlinMr. Dunn

Don Brodie

Don BrodieClerk

Marjorie Kane

Marjorie KaneSecretary

Joan Barclay

Joan BarclayReceptionist

Willa Pearl CurtisScrubwoman

Phil Arnold

Phil ArnoldShaw's First Manager (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby BarberRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)

Bus BasseyTenor Sax Player (uncredited)

William Benedict

William BenedictTicket Taker (uncredited)

Crew

H. C. Potter

H. C. PotterDirector

Theodor Sparkuhl

Theodor SparkuhlDirector of Photography

Ian McLellan Hunter

Ian McLellan HunterScreenplay

Hermes Pan

Hermes PanChoreographer

Boris Leven

Boris LevenArt Direction

Artie Shaw

Artie ShawMusic

Johnny Mercer

Johnny MercerLyricist

Ben Hecht

Ben HechtWriter

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