| Second Chorus | |
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| Directed by | H. C. Potter |
| Written by | Frank Cavett (orig. story)[1] |
| Screenplay by | Elaine Ryan Ian McLellan Hunter Johnny Mercer (contributor) Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Boris Morros |
| Starring | Paulette Goddard Fred Astaire |
| Cinematography | Theodor Sparkuhl |
| Edited by | Jack Dennis |
| Music by | Artie Shaw Hal Borne Johnny Mercer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Second Chorus is a 1940 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire and featuring Artie Shaw, Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen and Hal Borne, and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by H. C. Potter and produced independently for Paramount Pictures by Boris Morros, with associate producers Robert Stillman and (uncredited) Fred Astaire.[2] The film's copyright expired in 1968 and it is now in the public domain.[3]
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- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ Simosko, Vladimir (2000). Artie Shaw: A Musical Biography and Discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810833975.page 89