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Second Fiddle is a 1939 American musical romance film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Rudy Vallee and Lyle Talbot. The score was composed by Irving Berlin. A Hollywood publicity agent falls in love with a new actress he helped to discover. The film parodies the extensive search for an actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. It is sometimes known as Irving Berlin's Second Fiddle.
Original Release
06/30/1939
US Release
06/30/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sonja Henie | Trudi Hovland |
| Tyrone Power | Jimmy Sutton |
| Rudy Vallee | Roger Maxwell |
| Edna May Oliver | Aunt Phoebe |
| Mary Healy | Jean Varick |
| Lyle Talbot | Willie Hogger |
| Alan Dinehart | George 'Whit' Whitney / George Whitney |
| Minna Gombell | Jenny |
| Stewart Reburn | Trudi's Skating Partner |
| Spencer Charters | Joe Clayton |
Directors
Writers
Harry Tugend, George Bradshaw, Brown Holmes
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Sonja Henie | Trudi Hovland |
| Tyrone Power | Jimmy Sutton |
| Rudy Vallee | Roger Maxwell |
| Edna May Oliver | Aunt Phoebe |
| Mary Healy | Jean Varick |
| Lyle Talbot | Willie Hogger |
| Alan Dinehart | George 'Whit' Whitney / George Whitney |
| Minna Gombell | Jenny |
| Stewart Reburn | Trudi's Skating Partner |
| Spencer Charters | Joe Clayton |
| Charles Brokaw | Assistant Director |
| The Brian Sisters | Schoolroom Vocal Trio |
| John Hiestand | Radio Announcer |
| George Chandler | Taxi Driver |
| Irving Bacon | Justice of the Peace Harvey Vaughan / Harvey Vaughan |
| Maurice Cass | Justice of the Peace Alex Blank / Alex Blank |
| Purnell Pratt | Abbott, the Editor |
| Jed Prouty | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Don Ackerman | Dancer |
| Ernie Alexander | Photographer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Gene Markey | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1940 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
