Second Chorus

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Fred Astaire Danny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard Ellen Miller

Artie Shaw Himself

Charles Butterworth J. Lester Chisholm

Burgess Meredith Hank Taylor