Second Chorus

Year:

1941

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Musical

IMDB rate:

5.9

Director:

H.C. Potter

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1941-01-03

Filming Locations: Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Bobby Barber

Fred Astaire

Danny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard

Ellen Miller

Artie Shaw

Charles Butterworth

Mr. Chisholm

Burgess Meredith

Hank Taylor

Frank Melton

Stu

Jimmy Conlin

Mr. Dunn (as Jimmy Conlon)

Don Brodie

Clerk

Marjorie Kane

Secretary

Joan Barclay

Receptionist

Willa Pearl Curtis

Scrubwoman

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

Artie Shaw's Orchestra (as Artie Shaw and His Band)

Phil Arnold

Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

Bus Bassey

Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

William 'Billy' Benedict

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Vernon Brown

Trombone Player (uncredited)

Billy Butterfield

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Romaine Callender

Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Cathcart

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Reporter (uncredited)

Gordon De Main

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Jud De Naut

Bass Player (uncredited)

Nick Fatool

Drummer (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Stagehand (uncredited)

Johnny Guarnieri

Piano Player (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Alton Hendrickson

Guitar Player (uncredited)

Jack Jenney

Trombone Player (uncredited)

Jerry Jerome

Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

Boris (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Spinster (uncredited)

Alexander Leftwich

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Ben Lessy

Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky

Ivan (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Buddy Morrow

Musician (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)

Hermes Pan

College Clarinetist (uncredited)

Neely Plumb

Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

June Preston

Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Les Robinson

Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Charles Smith

College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)

Mary Stewart

Dancer / Singer (uncredited)

Leonard Sues

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Sergei (uncredited)

George Wendt

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Allen Wood

Messenger (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The trumpet part for Burgess Meredith was dubbed by Billy Butterfield.

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Cut from the movie was "Me and the Ghost Upstairs" (music by Bernard Hanighen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer), sung by Fred Astaire and danced by him with the film's dance director, Hermes Pan, who was covered by a sheet. The prerecording and rehearsal footage still exist. Mr. Astaire's commercial waxing, initially released by Columbia Records on a single, has been reissued on two import CD box sets: "The Centenary Collection" from by the British label Castle Pulse, and "Songs & Pictures 1928-1944" on EPM Music, a French company.

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Burgess Meredith plays a man who competes for the affections of Ellen Miller, played by Paulette Goddard. This foreshadowed Meredith and Goddard's real-life marriage in 1944.

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Goofs

At c.3 minutes Danny's chair suddenly jumps to immediately (and intimately) next to Ellen's left side at the table..

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Quotes

Hank Taylor: I'll buy you a cigar.

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Ellen Miller: [in a fake Russian accent] Vas good?

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Danny O'Neill: It seems to me I smell a mouse.

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Faq

Q

Chapter Headings, an unofficial version:

A

One of many possible sets of chapter headings: * 01 = 00:00:00 - titles *** - * 02 = 00:01:10 - Sugar - all for one and all for one - * 03 = 00:02:25 - Ellen the manager - * 04 = 00:11:37 - Artie Shaw - Everything's Jumping - all for one split - * 05 = 00:14:46 - But I'll Dig It - * 06 = 00:18:29 - the split put their hopes in Archie - * 07 = 00:21:21 - Sweet Sue - * 08 = 00:27:29 - turning good luck into disaster - * 09 = 00:31:45 - The Love Of My Life - * 10 = 00:38:59 - I'm Yours - * 11 = 00:43:07 - disaster, but Ellen's Chisholm side develops - * 12 = 00:45:32 - cafe - New Moon is Shining - Would You Like to Be the Love - * 13 = 00: 48:36 - they disaster Poor Mr Chisholm - * 14 = 00:57:58 - the story of Hoe Down The Bayou - * 15 = 01:06:34 - Poor Mr Chisholm - * 16 = 01:09:55 - Concerto for Clarinet - * 17 = 01:17:37 - the Swing Concerto dance - * 18 = 01:23:29 - end credits - * 19 = 01:23:51 - end -

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