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5.8Danny 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.
Released: 1941-01-0384 minDir: H. C. PotterMusic, Comedy, Romance
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Danny O'Neill
- Paulette Goddard as Ellen Miller
- Artie Shaw as Himself
- Charles Butterworth as J. Lester Chisholm
- Burgess Meredith as Hank Taylor
- Frank Melton as Stu
Themes
- dancing
- dance
- college
- musical
- romantic rivalry
- singing
- black and white
- jazz band
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- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 355200
- Image
- Second Chorus (1940) 1.jpg
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- Second Chorus
- publication date
- 1940-12-03
- title
- Second Chorus
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Categories
1940 American films1940 English-language films1940 films1940 musical comedy filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican musical comedy filmsEnglish-language musical comedy filmsFilms directed by H. C. PotterFilms set in universities and collegesParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date