Second Chorus
They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!
5.8(40) 1941-01-03 84 minComedyRomance
Danny 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.
DirectorH. C. Potter
ProducerBoris Morros
ScreenplayElaine Ryan
ScreenplayIan McLellan Hunter
WriterBen Hecht
Cast & characters
Fred Astaire
as Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
as Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
as Artie Shaw
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
Phil Arnold
as Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
as Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
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Bus Bassey
as Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
William Benedict
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
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Vernon Brown
as Trombone Player (uncredited)
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Billy Butterfield
as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
as Waiter (uncredited)
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Jack Cathcart
as Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
as Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Jud De Naut
as Bass Player (uncredited)
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Nick Fatool
as Drummer (uncredited)
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Jack Gordon
as Stagehand (uncredited)
