Music Comedy Romance
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.
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Written by
Ben Hecht
Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor
Fred Astaire
Danny O'Neill
Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller
Don Brodie
Clerk
Heinie Conklin
Reporter (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn
William Benedict
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Phil Arnold
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)
Artie Shaw
Himself
Michael Visaroff
Sergei (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Stu
Ben Lessy
Shaw's Second Manager (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
Waiter (uncredited)
Marjorie Kane
Secretary
Poppy Wilde
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Butterworth
J. Lester Chisholm
Joan Barclay
Receptionist
Johnny Mercer
Spec O'Donnell
Disappointed Fan at Stage Door (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
Boris (uncredited)
Charles Smith
College Boy with Zinc Oxide on His Nose (uncredited)
Gordon De Main
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Mary Stewart
Dancer / Singer (uncredited)
Charles R. Moore
Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Willa Pearl Curtis
Scrubwoman
Bus Bassey
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Vernon Brown
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Billy Butterfield
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Jack Cathcart
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Jud De Naut
Bass Player (uncredited)
Nick Fatool
Drummer (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Stagehand (uncredited)
Johnny Guarnieri
Piano Player (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Alton Hendrickson
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Jack Jenney
Trombone Player (uncredited)
Jerry Jerome
Tenor Sax Player (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Spinster (uncredited)
Alexander Leftwich
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Joseph Marievsky
Ivan (uncredited)
Buddy Morrow
Musician (uncredited)
Neely Plumb
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
Waiter (uncredited)
June Preston
Little Blonde Girl Dancing (uncredited)
Fred Rapport
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Les Robinson
Alto Sax Player (uncredited)
Leonard Sues
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Edward Thomas
Waiter (uncredited)
George Wendt
Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Allen Wood
Messenger (uncredited)

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