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Second Chorus

Second Chorus (1940)★ 5.7/10

Approved · US · 84 min · December 3, 1940

  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Musical

Directed by: H.C. Potter

Written by: Frank Cavett, Elaine Ryan, Ian McLellan Hunter, Johnny Mercer, Ben Hecht

After perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.

Directed by

H.C. Potter

Written by

Frank CavettElaine RyanIan McLellan HunterJohnny MercerBen Hecht

Cast & crew

Fred AstaireDanny O'NeillPaulette GoddardEllen MillerArtie ShawArtie ShawCharles ButterworthLester ChisholmBurgess MeredithHank TaylorFrank MeltonStuJimmy ConlinMr. DunnDon BrodieClerkMarjorie KaneSecretaryJoan BarclayReceptionistWilla Pearl CurtisScrubwomanArtie Shaw and His OrchestraArtie Shaw and His BandPhil ArnoldShaw's First Manager (uncredited)Bobby BarberRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)Bus BasseyTenor Sax Player (uncredited)William 'Billy' BenedictTicket Taker (uncredited)Vernon BrownTrombone Player (uncredited)Billy ButterfieldTrumpet Player (uncredited)Romaine CallenderWaiter (uncredited)Jack CathcartTrumpet Player (uncredited)Heinie ConklinReporter (uncredited)Gordon De MainElevator Passenger (uncredited)Jud De NautBass Player (uncredited)Jay EatonNightclub Patron (uncredited)Nick FatoolDrummer (uncredited)Jack GardnerReporter (uncredited)Jack GordonStagehand (uncredited)Johnny GuarnieriPiano Player (uncredited)Ben HallWestern Union Boy (uncredited)Alton HendricksonGuitar Player (uncredited)Jack JenneyTrombone Player (uncredited)Jerry JeromeTenor Sax Player (uncredited)Adia KuznetzoffBoris (uncredited)Lillian LawrenceSpinster (uncredited)Alexander LeftwichElevator Passenger (uncredited)Ben LessyShaw's Second Manager (uncredited)Joseph MarievskyIvan (uncredited)Charles R. MooreSam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)Buddy MorrowMusician (uncredited)Spec O'DonnellDisappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)Hermes PanCollege Clarinetist (uncredited)Neely PlumbAlto Sax Player (uncredited)Albert PolletWaiter (uncredited)June PrestonLittle Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)Fred RapportHeadwaiter (uncredited)Les RobinsonAlto Sax Player (uncredited)Ronald R. RondellNightclub Patron (uncredited)Charles SmithCollege Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)Mary StewartDancer (uncredited)Leonard SuesTrumpet Player (uncredited)Edward ThomasWaiter (uncredited)Michael VisaroffSergei (uncredited)George WendtTrumpet Player (uncredited)Poppy WildeNight Club Patron (uncredited)Allen WoodMessenger (uncredited)