Second Chorus

(1940)

84 minutes.

Film / Comedy / Musical / Romance

Directed by H. C. Potter

Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith and Artie Shaw

Roommates Danny (Fred Astaire) and Hank (Burgess Meredith), are trumpet players who've remained in college for seven years to take advantage of lucrative college band bookings for their swing band, Danny O'Neill's University Perennials. At a social they take notice of their friend Stu's (Frank Melton) date, a young brunette named Ellen (Paulette Goddard). The friends become bitter rivals and stoop to great lows to win the ladie's heart.