Second Chorus
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Second Chorus
3 Dec 1940
1940Comedy1h 23m
Danny and Hank are college trumpeters who fail their exams on purpose, until a new band manager arrives and forces them to compete for her attention and their
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Genres Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Decade 1940s
This Movie is Musical, Rivalrous, Comedic, Romantic & Light-hearted
About Second Chorus A 1940 musical comedy by H. C. Potter, Frank Cavett, and Edward Montagne, noted for its charming portrayal of collegiate rivalry and the pursuit of romance
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Audio English (United States)
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Cast
- Fred Astaire Danny O'Neill
- Paulette Goddard Ellen Miller
- Artie Shaw himself
- Charles Butterworth Mr. 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)
Director
- H. C. Potter
- Frank Cavett
- Edward Montagne
Screenwriter
- Ian McLellan Hunter
- Frank Cavett
- Elaine Ryan
- Ben Hecht
- Johnny Mercer
Director of Photography
- Theodor Sparkuhl
Composer
- Edward Paul
- William A. Wilmarth
- Artie Shaw
Producer
- Boris Morros
- Robert Stillman
- Joseph H. Nadel
