Second Chorus
03/01/1941
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.
Movie Information
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)
