Second Chorus (1940) | Full Cast

H.C. Potter

DIRECTOR

Fred Astaire

Danny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard

Ellen Miller

Artie Shaw

Artie Shaw

Charles Butterworth

Lester Chisholm

Burgess Meredith

Hank Taylor

Frank Melton

Stu

Jimmy Conlin

Mr. Dunn

Don Brodie

Clerk

Marjorie Kane

Secretary

Joan Barclay

Receptionist

Willa Pearl Curtis

Scrubwoman

Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

Artie Shaw and His Band

Phil Arnold

Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Room Service Waiter (uncredited)

Bus Bassey

Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

William 'Billy' Benedict

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Vernon Brown

Trombone Player (uncredited)

Billy Butterfield

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Romaine Callender

Waiter (uncredited)

Jack Cathcart

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Reporter (uncredited)

Gordon De Main

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Jud De Naut

Bass Player (uncredited)

Jay Eaton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Nick Fatool

Drummer (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Gordon

Stagehand (uncredited)

Johnny Guarnieri

Piano Player (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

Alton Hendrickson

Guitar Player (uncredited)

Jack Jenney

Trombone Player (uncredited)

Jerry Jerome

Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

Boris (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Spinster (uncredited)

Alexander Leftwich

Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Ben Lessy

Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky

Ivan (uncredited)

Charles R. Moore

Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Buddy Morrow

Musician (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)

Hermes Pan

College Clarinetist (uncredited)

Neely Plumb

Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Albert Pollet

Waiter (uncredited)

June Preston

Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)

Fred Rapport

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Les Robinson

Alto Sax Player (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Charles Smith

College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)

Mary Stewart

Dancer (uncredited)

Leonard Sues

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Edward Thomas

Waiter (uncredited)

Michael Visaroff

Sergei (uncredited)

George Wendt

Trumpet Player (uncredited)

Poppy Wilde

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Allen Wood

Messenger (uncredited)