
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.

Fred Astaire
Danny O'Neill

Paulette Goddard
Ellen Miller

Artie Shaw
Himself

Charles Butterworth
J. Lester Chisholm

Burgess Meredith
Hank Taylor

Frank Melton
Stu

Jimmy Conlin
Mr. Dunn

Don Brodie
Clerk

Marjorie Kane
Secretary

Joan Barclay
Receptionist
Willa Pearl Curtis
Scrubwoman

Phil Arnold
Shaw's First Manager (uncredited)

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie
Mamonas Assassinas: The Movie

8 Women
8 Women

Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas

The Fortune Cookie
The Fortune Cookie

The Girl and the Echo
The Girl and the Echo

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

It Comes Up Love
It Comes Up Love

Sunset and Sunrise
Sunset and Sunrise

Fontána pre Zuzanu 2
Fontána pre Zuzanu 2

DisOrientation
DisOrientation

A Chorus Line
A Chorus Line