Second Chorus (1940)
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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
- Starring:
- Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, (more)
- Director(s):
- H.C. Potter, Frank Cavett, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Second Chorus
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
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 84 mins
Complete Cast of Second Chorus
- Fred Astaire - Danny O'Neill
- Charles Butterworth - Mr. Chisholm
- Frank Melton - Stu
- Arlie Shaw & His Band - Himself
- Hermes Pan - College Clarinetist
- Adia Kuznetzoff - Boris
- Jerry Jerome - Tenor Sax Player
- Jimmy Conlin - Mr. Dunn
- Joan Barclay - Receptionist
- Paulette Goddard - Ellen Miller
- Burgess Meredith - Hank Taylor
- Don Brodie - Hotel Clerk
- Ben Hall - Western Union boy
- Joseph Marievsky - Ivan
- Willa Pearl Curtis - Scrubwoman
- Michael Visaroff - Sergai
- William Benedict - Ticket taker
- Director(s):
- Frank Cavett, H.C. Potter
- Writer(s):
- Frank Cavett, Elaine Ryan, Ian McLellan Hunter
- Producer(s):
- Boris Monroe, Boris Morros
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
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