Second Chorus

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.

Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

as Danny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard

Paulette Goddard

as Ellen Miller

Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

as Himself

Charles Butterworth

Charles Butterworth

as J. Lester Chisholm

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

as Hank Taylor

Frank Melton

Frank Melton

as Stu

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

as Mr. Dunn

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

as Clerk

Marjorie Kane

Marjorie Kane

as Secretary

Joan Barclay

Joan Barclay

as Receptionist

Reviews

CinemaSerf

This has some good ingredients but somehow the sum of the parts just misfires as even some lively Artie Shaw-led numbers just fizzle out. It doesn’t really help that there’s not much chemistry between Fred Astaire’s “Danny” and either his partner in crime “Hank” (Burgess Meredith) or their old pal/m...

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