Second Chorus
“They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!”
H. C. PotterWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Free: Public Domain Movies, Fawesome, Filmtap, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse, Tubi TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Brew, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Fred Astaire 
Paulette Goddard Artie Shaw 
Charles Butterworth 
Burgess Meredith Frank Melton
Credits
Written by: Frank Cavett
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
Two rival trumpeters who refuse to graduate fight over a band and a girl in a breezy swing-era comedy. The music is the draw and the plot is a trifle, so enjoy it for the period charm and not for its romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.7 / 10 (1,913 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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