Second Chorus
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Second Chorus is a 1940 musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire as a trumpet player caught between romance and big-band rivalry.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
musical comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
Artie Shaw
ⓘ
surface form:
Artie Shaw – himself
Fred Astaire ⓘ
surface form:
Danny O'Neill – Fred Astaire
Paulette Goddard ⓘ
surface form:
Ellen Miller – Paulette Goddard
Hank Taylor – Burgess Meredith ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leo Tover ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | H. C. Potter ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Dennis ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
big band rivalry
ⓘ
romantic rivalry ⓘ |
| filmingInvolves | on-screen performances by Artie Shaw and his orchestra ⓘ |
| hasFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
big band film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasLeadActorRole | Fred Astaire as a trumpet player caught between romance and big-band rivalry ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Danny O'Neill
ⓘ
Ellen Miller ⓘ Hank Taylor ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American big band era cinema ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Artie Shaw
ⓘ
Hal Borne ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Clarinet Concerto
ⓘ
surface form:
Concerto for Clarinet
I Ain't Hep to That Step but I'll Dig It ⓘ Love of My Life ⓘ Poor Mr. Chisholm ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two rival college band trumpeters prolong their studies to keep leading their band and compete for the same girl and a job with Artie Shaw's orchestra. ⓘ |
| producer | Boris Morros ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-12-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Scott
ⓘ
Erwin Gelsey ⓘ Ian McLellan Hunter ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1940s ⓘ |
| starring |
Artie Shaw
ⓘ
Burgess Meredith ⓘ Charles Butterworth ⓘ Frank Melton ⓘ Fred Astaire ⓘ Paulette Goddard ⓘ |
| storyBy | Irving Kolodin ⓘ |
| title | Second Chorus self-link ⓘ |
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