Second Chorus (1941) Cast & Crew

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Directed by H. C. Potter.

Cast

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

Crew

• H. C. Potter — Director
• Boris Morros — Producer
• Theodor Sparkuhl — Director of Photography
• Elaine Ryan — Screenplay
• Ian McLellan Hunter — Screenplay
• Ben Hecht — Writer

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