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03/01/1941 Comedy, Romance 1h 24m
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They're the tip-tops in toe-taps!

Overview

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.

  1. H. C. Potter

    Director

  2. Ben Hecht

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Fred Astaire

    Danny O'Neill

  2. Paulette Goddard

    Ellen Miller

  3. Artie Shaw

    Artie Shaw

  4. Charles Butterworth

    Mr. Chisholm

  5. Burgess Meredith

    Hank Taylor

  6. Frank Melton

    Stu

  7. Jimmy Conlin

    Mr. Dunn

  8. Don Brodie

    Clerk

  9. Marjorie Kane

    Secretary

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-02-15
This has some good ingredients but somehow the sum of the parts just misfires as even some lively Artie Shaw-led numbers just fizzle out. It doesn’t really help that there’s not much chemistry between Fred Astaire’s “Danny” and either his partner in crime “Hank” (Burgess Meredith) or their old pal/manager “Ellen” (Paulette Goddard). The two men have been exploiting the college band gravy train for almost a decade but have now finally been forced into the outside world to fend for themselves. They both play the trumpet and guess what… Artie is looking for a trumpeter! What h...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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