Oscar-nominated for Best Musical (1941)
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.
Film: Second Chorus (1940)
Studio: Paramount
Director: H. C. Potter
Writer: Frank Cavett (orig. story)
Elaine Ryan
Ian McLellan Hunter
Johnny Mercer (contributor)
Ben Hecht (uncredited)
Cast: Fred Astaire as Danny O’Neill
Paulette Goddard as Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw as himself
Charles Butterworth as Mr. Chisholm
Burgess Meredith as Hank Taylor
Frank Melton as Stu
Jimmy Conlin as Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie as clerk
Marjorie Kane as secretary
Joan Barclay as receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis as scrubwoman
Billy Butterfield as himself / Shaw’s Band Trumpeter
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Licensed from: Canamedia
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