Second Chorus (1940)
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45% of users liked it
(938 ratings)
Though not the best of the Fred Astaire musicals, Second Chorus is the most easily accessible thanks to its current public-domain status. Astaire and Burgess Meredith play Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor, friendly-enemy musicians who after spending seven years in a college band aspire to join the… More Though not the best of the Fred Astaire musicals, Second Chorus is the most easily accessible thanks to its current public-domain status. Astaire and Burgess Meredith play Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor, friendly-enemy musicians who after spending seven years in a college band aspire to join the Artie Shaw Orchestra. Danny and Hank also spend a lot of time vying over the attentions of their pretty manager Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard). While Paulette Goddard later became Mrs. Burgess Meredith in real life, guess who wins her hand in this picture? Charles Butterworth steals the show as Mr. Chisholm, a music-loving eccentric who finances Shaw's "swing concerto" concert at Carnegie Hall. Oh, and Fred Astaire dances, too. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- H.C. Potter
- Written By
- Ian McLellan Hunter
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
G,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1940 Wide
- Studio
- American Pop Classics
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Second-rate Fred Astaire film.
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Cast
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Fred Astaire
as Danny O'Neill
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Paulette Goddard
as Ellen Miller
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Charles Butterworth
as Mr. Chisholm
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Burgess Meredith
as Hank Taylor
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Frank Melton
as Stu
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Don Brodie
as Hotel Clerk
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Joan Barclay
as Receptionist
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William Benedict
as Ticket taker
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Jimmy Conlin
as Mr. Dunn
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Willa Pearl Curtis
as Scrubwoman
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Ben Hall
as Western Union boy
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Adia Kuznetzoff
as Boris
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Joseph Marievsky
as Ivan
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Michael Visaroff
as Sergai
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Hermes Pan
as College Clarinetist
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Arlie Shaw & His Band
as Himself
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Jerry Jerome
as Tenor Sax Player
