The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
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Film / 1941
Second Chorus
Directed by
H. C. Potter
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Fred AstaireDanny O'Neill
Paulette GoddardEllen Miller
Artie ShawArtie Shaw
Charles ButterworthMr. Chisholm
Burgess MeredithHank Taylor
Frank MeltonStu
Jimmy ConlinMr. Dunn
Don BrodieClerk
Marjorie KaneSecretary
Joan BarclayReceptionist
Willa Pearl CurtisScrubwoman
Phil ArnoldShaw's First Manager (uncredited)
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Bobby BarberRoom Service Waiter (uncredited)
Bus BasseyTenor Sax Player (uncredited)
William BenedictTicket Taker (uncredited)
Vernon BrownTrombone Player (uncredited)
Billy ButterfieldTrumpet Player (uncredited)
Romaine CallenderWaiter (uncredited)
Jack CathcartTrumpet Player (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinReporter (uncredited)
Gordon De MainElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Jud De NautBass Player (uncredited)
Nick FatoolDrummer (uncredited)
Jack GordonStagehand (uncredited)
Johnny GuarnieriPiano Player (uncredited)
Ben HallWestern Union Boy (uncredited)
Alton HendricksonGuitar Player (uncredited)
Jack JenneyTrombone Player (uncredited)
Jerry JeromeTenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Adia KuznetzoffBoris (uncredited)
Lillian LawrenceSpinster (uncredited)
Alexander LeftwichElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Ben LessyShaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Joseph MarievskyIvan (uncredited)
Charles R. MooreSam (uncredited)
Buddy MorrowMusician (uncredited)
Spec O'DonnellDisappointed Fan (uncredited)
Hermes PanCollege Clarinetist (uncredited)
Neely PlumbAlto Sax Player (uncredited)
Albert PolletWaiter (uncredited)
June PrestonLittle Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
Fred RapportHeadwaiter (uncredited)
Les RobinsonAlto Sax Player (uncredited)
Charles SmithCollege Boy with Zinc Oxide (uncredited)
Mary StewartDancer / Singer (uncredited)
Leonard SuesTrumpet Player (uncredited)
Edward ThomasWaiter (uncredited)
Michael VisaroffSergei (uncredited)
George WendtTrumpet Player (uncredited)
Poppy WildeNight Club Patron (uncredited)
Allen WoodMessenger (uncredited)
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