Second Chorus

Overview

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
Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
Himself
Charles Butterworth
Charles Butterworth
J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
Frank Melton
Stu
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
Don Brodie
Clerk
Marjorie Kane
Marjorie Kane
Secretary
Joan Barclay
Joan Barclay
Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis
Scrubwoman
Phil Arnold
Phil Arnold
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

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