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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
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Key dates
- Published
- 3 December 1940
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- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- H. C. Potter
- Screenwriter
- Ben Hecht
- Composer
- Artie Shaw
- Producer
- Boris Morros
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Duration
- +84
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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