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Synopsis
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.
Second Chorus cast
Fred Astaire
Character:
Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
Character:
Ellen Miller
Artie Shaw
Character:
Himself
Charles Butterworth
Character:
J. Lester Chisholm
Burgess Meredith
Character:
Hank Taylor
Frank Melton
Character:
Stu
Jimmy Conlin
Character:
Mr. Dunn
Don Brodie
Character:
Clerk
Marjorie Kane
Character:
Secretary
Joan Barclay
Character:
Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis
Character:
Scrubwoman
Phil Arnold
Character:
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Character:
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Bus Bassey
Character:
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
William Benedict
Character:
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Vernon Brown
Character:
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Billy Butterfield
Character:
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Character:
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Cathcart
Character:
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Character:
Reporter (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Character:
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Jud De Naut
Character:
Bass Player (uncredited)
Nick Fatool
Character:
Drummer (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Character:
Stagehand (uncredited)
Johnny Guarnieri
Character:
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Character:
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Alton Hendrickson
Character:
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Jack Jenney
Character:
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
Character:
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
Character:
Boris (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Character:
Spinster (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich
Character:
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben Lessy
Character:
Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Character:
Ivan (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Character:
Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow
Character:
Musician (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Character:
Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
Character:
College Clarinetist (uncredited)
Neely Plumb
Character:
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Character:
Waiter (uncredited)
June Preston
Character:
Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Character:
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Les Robinson
Character:
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Charles Smith
Character:
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)