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Second Chorus (1941)
Director: H. C. Potter
Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw, Charles Butterworth
Runtime84 min
RatingNR
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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.
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Second Chorus (1941), directed by H.C. Potter, is a romantic comedy film that received mixed reviews from critics upon its release. While the film's premise of two rival college trumpeters competing for a woman's affections garnered some attention, it did not receive any significant awards recognition. The film's public reception is unknown, as ratings from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes are not readily available.
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Fans of classic Hollywood musicals and the dynamic duo of Fred Astaire and Paulette Goddard will especially enjoy the witty banter, energetic dance numbers, and amusing rivalry between the two lead characters in this 1941 film directed by H.C. Potter.
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Second Chorus is a 1940 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and featuring Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen and Hal Borne, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by H. C. Potter and produced independently for Paramount Pictures by Boris Morros, with associate producers Robert Stillman and (uncredited) Fred Astaire. The film's copyright expired in 1968 and it is now in the public domain.
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