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Second Chorus (1940) When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the

Second Chorus (1940)

When 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.

Cast:
Danny O'Neill: Fred Astaire
Ellen Miller: Paulette Goddard
Artie Shaw: Artie Shaw
Lester Chisholm: Charles Butterworth
Hank Taylor: Burgess Meredith
Stu: Frank Melton
Mr. Dunn: Jimmy Conlin
Clerk: Don Brodie
Secretary: Marjorie Kane
Receptionist: Joan Barclay
Scrubwoman: Willa Pearl Curtis
Artie Shaw and His Band: Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Shaw's First Manager: Phil Arnold
Room Service Waiter: Bobby Barber
Tenor Sax Player: Jerry Jerome
Ticket Taker: William 'Billy' Benedict
Trombone Player: Jack Jenney
Trumpet Player: George Wendt
Waiter: Edward Thomas
Reporter: Jack Gardner
Elevator Passenger: Alexander Leftwich
Bass Player: Jud De Naut
Nightclub Patron: Ronald R. Rondell
Drummer: Nick Fatool
Stagehand: Jack Gordon
Piano Player: Johnny Guarnieri
Western Union Boy: Ben Hall
Guitar Player: Alton Hendrickson
Boris: Adia Kuznetzoff
Spinster: Lillian Lawrence
Shaw's Second Manager: Ben Lessy
Ivan: Joseph Marievsky
Sam - Elevator Operator: Charles R. Moore
Musician: Buddy Morrow
Disappointed Fan at Stage Door: Spec O'Donnell
College Clarinetist: Hermes Pan
Alto Sax Player: Les Robinson
Little Blonde Girl Dancing: June Preston
Headwaiter: Fred Rapport
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose: Charles Smith
Dancer: Mary Stewart
Sergei: Michael Visaroff
Night Club Patron: Poppy Wilde
Messenger: Allen Wood

Written by: Frank Cavett, Elaine Ryan, Ian McLellan Hunter

Director: H.C. Potter

Production: Paramount Pictures

Release date: 03 Jan 1941
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