Second Chorus (1940)
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In this musical, Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith appear as two rival trumpet players who would like to join the Artie Shaw Orchestra, and who'd each like to become the beau to the lovely Paulette Goddard. She agrees to be the two fellas' manager and is not so interested in love. She eventually falls for Astaire. [In real life she married Burgess Meredith.] There are plenty of musical numbers featuring Astaire and the Artie Shaw Orchestra.
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Cast
Fred Astaire
as Danny O'Neill
as Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
as Ellen Miller
as Ellen Miller
Burgess Meredith
as Hank Taylor
as Hank Taylor
Artie Shaw
as Artie Shaw
as Artie Shaw
Charles Butterworth
as Mr. Chisholm
as Mr. Chisholm
Frank Melton
as Stu
as Stu
Jimmy Conlin
as Mr. Dunn
as Mr. Dunn
Adia Kuznetzoff
as Boris
as Boris
Michael Visaroff
as Sergai
as Sergai
Joseph Marievsky
as Ivan
as Ivan
Don Brodie
as Hotel Clerk
as Hotel Clerk
William 'Billy' Benedict
as Ticket Taker
as Ticket Taker
Willa Pearl Curtis
as Scrubwoman
as Scrubwoman
Ben Hall
as Western Union boy
as Western Union boy
Jerry Jerome
as Tenor Sax Player
as Tenor Sax Player
Hermes Pan
as College Clarinetist, College Clarinetist (uncredited)
as College Clarinetist, College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Critic Reviews for Second Chorus
All Critics (1) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (1)
Second-rate Fred Astaire film.
February 9, 2007 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Second Chorus
½
Strictly minor league musical despite Fred's presence. This is one of a couple low rent films he did between splitting with Ginger and landing at MGM.
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