Rent Fred Astaire: Second Chorus / Royal Wedding (1951)
2.6 of 5 from 5 ratings
2h 58min
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- Synopsis:
'Second Chorus', the 1941 Hollywood musical comedy film starring Astaire, Burgess Meredith, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw and Charles Butterworth, with music by Artie Shaw, Bernie Hanighen, Hal Borne and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, sees Danny O'Neill (Astaire) and Hank Taylor (Meredith) as rival trumpeters with college band the Perennials. Both men find themselves competing for the affections of Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard) while trying to get the other one fired. The 1951 Hollywood musical comedy film 'Royal Wedding' was set in London in 1947 at the time of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Fred Astaire and Jane Powell play a brother and sister song and dance duo, echoing the real-life theatrical relationship of Fred and Adele Astaire. Powell falls for Lawford, who plays an English aristocrat - mirroring Adele Astaire's romance and eventual marriage to Lord Charles Cavendish, son of the Duke of Devonshire. Also starring Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill and Keenan Wynn, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. - Actors:
- Fred Astaire, Charles Butterworth, Adia Kuznetzoff, Burgess Meredith, Artie Shaw, Paulette Goddard, Frank Melton, Jimmy Conlin, Don Brodie, Marjorie Kane, Joan Barclay, Willa Pearl Curtis, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, William 'Billy' Benedict, Bobby Barber, Romaine Callender, Gordon De Main, Johnny Guarnieri, Alton Hendrickson, Alexander Leftwich
- Directors:
- H.C. Potter, Stanley Donen
- Producers:
- Boris Morros, Arthur Freed
- Writers:
- Frank Cavett, Elaine Ryan, Ian McLellan Hunter, Johnny Mercer, Ben Hecht, Alan Jay Lerner
- Studio:
- Wienerworld
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals, Romance
