Product Details

• Actors: Joan Barclay, William Benedict, Don Brodie, Charles Butterworth, Jimmy Conlin
• Directors: H.C. Potter, Frank Cavett
• Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Critic's Choice
• DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009OO77O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #466,868 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw-you can probably figure out what kind of movie this is by reading the stars. The plot is wafer-thin but the dancin' and singin' are top-notch. Artie wails on the clarinet while Fred and new dancing partner Paulette cut the rug to shreds as a bunch of college kids (although Fred was, ahem, no spring chicken when the film was made) who cut loose when they're not in class. ?Second Chorus? (1940/84 min.) is everything you'd expect from these stars, while Burgess Meredith and Charles Butterworth lend capable support in their enjoyable roles. Helen Forest sings with Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on center stage in a bonus episode of "Symphony of Swing" (1939/10 min.). B&w/NR.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quality, May 13, 2007

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G. Perlovsky (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Second Chorus (DVD)

The movie itself is very good, but the quality of the record is extremely low, beyond acceptable.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not one of Astaire's best, October 11, 2005

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A. BOSS "AEB" (Mountainside, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Second Chorus (DVD)

As the reviewers of the other versions of this DVD have said, this is not one of Astaire's better movies. Neither the dancing or the music are memorable.