Second Chorus

1940    84m    Passed
Comedy, Romance,
5.732%59%
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Danny and Hank are surprised when Artie Shaw hires competent manager Ellen away from their college band. The two trumpet players scheme to get into Shaw's outfit themselves, each trying to trump the other's plays.
Directed By
H. C. Potter
Written By
Ben Hecht
Studio
Paramount
Cast of Second Chorus
  • Fred AstaireDanny O'Neill
  • Paulette GoddardEllen Miller
  • Artie ShawHimself
  • Charles ButterworthJ. Lester Chisholm
  • Burgess MeredithHank Taylor
  • Frank MeltonStu
  • Jimmy ConlinMr. Dunn
  • Don BrodieClerk
  • Marjorie KaneSecretary
  • Joan BarclayReceptionist
  • Willa Pearl CurtisScrubwoman
  • Phil ArnoldShaw's First Manager (uncredited)
  • Bobby BarberRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)
  • Bus BasseyTenor Sax Player (uncredited)
  • William 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)
  • Nick FatoolDrummer (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 MarioIvan (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)
  • Charles SmithCollege Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
  • Mary StewartDancer / Singer (uncredited)
  • Leonard SuesTrumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Edward ThomasWaiter (uncredited)
  • Michael VisaroffSergei (uncredited)
  • George WendtTrumpet Player (uncredited)
  • Poppy WildeNight Club Patron (uncredited)
  • Allen WoodMessenger (uncredited)
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