Second Chorus1941
1941 · 1h 24m · Comedy, Romance
Second Chorus
Directed byH. C. Potter
TMDB
5.8
41 votes
US release Dec 3, 1940 by Paramount Pictures
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Cast
- Fred AstaireDanny O'Neill
- Paulette GoddardEllen Miller
- Artie ShawArtie Shaw
- Charles ButterworthMr. Chisholm
- Burgess MeredithHank Taylor
- Frank MeltonStu
- Jimmy ConlinMr. Dunn
- Don BrodieClerk
- Marjorie KaneSecretary
- Joan BarclayReceptionist
- Willa Pearl CurtisScrubwoman
- Phil ArnoldShaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Full cast (51)
- Bobby BarberRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)
- Bus BasseyTenor Sax Player (uncredited)
- William BenedictTicket Taker (uncredited)
- Vernon BrownTrombone Player (uncredited)
- Billy ButterfieldTrumpet Player (uncredited)
- Romaine CallenderWaiter (uncredited)
- Jack CathcartTrumpet Player (uncredited)
- Heinie ConklinReporter (uncredited)
- Gordon De MainElevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Jud De NautBass Player (uncredited)
- Nick FatoolDrummer (uncredited)
- Jack GordonStagehand (uncredited)
- Johnny GuarnieriPiano Player (uncredited)
- Ben HallWestern Union Boy (uncredited)
- Alton HendricksonGuitar Player (uncredited)
- Jack JenneyTrombone Player (uncredited)
- Jerry JeromeTenor Sax Player (uncredited)
- Adia KuznetzoffBoris (uncredited)
- Lillian LawrenceSpinster (uncredited)
- Alexander LeftwichElevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Ben LessyShaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
- Joseph MarievskyIvan (uncredited)
- Charles R. MooreSam (uncredited)
- Buddy MorrowMusician (uncredited)
- Spec O'DonnellDisappointed Fan (uncredited)
- Hermes PanCollege Clarinetist (uncredited)
- Neely PlumbAlto Sax Player (uncredited)
- Albert PolletWaiter (uncredited)
- June PrestonLittle Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
- Fred RapportHeadwaiter (uncredited)
- Les RobinsonAlto Sax Player (uncredited)
- Charles SmithCollege Boy with Zinc Oxide (uncredited)
- Mary StewartDancer / Singer (uncredited)
- Leonard SuesTrumpet Player (uncredited)
- Edward ThomasWaiter (uncredited)
- Michael VisaroffSergei (uncredited)
- George WendtTrumpet Player (uncredited)
- Poppy WildeNight Club Patron (uncredited)
- Allen WoodMessenger (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- H. C. Potter
- Music
- Artie Shaw
- Cinematography
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Editing
- Jack Dennis
- Producers
- Boris MorrosRobert Stillman
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1941Artie Shaw
- NominatedBest Original Song · Academy Awards 1941Music by Artie Shaw; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
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