Second Chorus (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.
Cast & Crew
Fred Astaire
Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
Himself
Charles Butterworth
J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
Stu
Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
Clerk
Marjorie Kane
Secretary
Joan Barclay
Receptionist
Phil Arnold
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
William Benedict
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Waiter (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
Boris (uncredited)
Ben Lessy
Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Charles Smith
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Sergei (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Elaine Ryan, Ian McLellan Hunter
Screenplay
H. C. Potter
Director
Boris Morros
Producer
Ben Hecht
Writer
