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Second Chorus

They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!

5.8(41)19411h 24m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • dancing
  • dance
  • college
  • musical
  • romantic rivalry
  • singing
  • black and white
  • jazz band

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Director

H. C. Potter

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRNew York City, New York3 Dec 1940
    • Theatrical3 Jan 1941
  • AustraliaAU

    • PhysicalGDVD1 Jan 2000
  • BrazilBR

    • PhysicalLDVD26 Apr 2006
  • SwedenSE

    • TheatricalBtl31 Jan 1942

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Second Chorus was released on 3 January 1941.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    2/15/2025

    6/10

    This has some good ingredients but somehow the sum of the parts just misfires as even some lively Artie Shaw-led numbers just fizzle out. It doesn’t really help that there’s not much chemistry between Fred Astaire’s “Danny” and either his partner in crime “Hank” (Burgess Meredith) or their old pal/manager “Ellen” (Paulette Goddard). The two men have been exploiting the college band gravy train for almost a decade but…

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