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58% Critic Match
Second Chorus
“They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!”
5.8 / 10• 1941• 1h 24m•NR• English
MusicComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Fred Astaire
Danny O'Neill
Lead
Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
Himself
Charles Butterworth
J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
Stu
Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
Clerk
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. H. C. Potter's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Second Chorus is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
