Follow the Fleet (1936)
- Starring:
- Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mark Sandrich
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Follow the Fleet
This lesser Astaire/Rogers vehicle is one of several screen versions of the venerable Hubert Osborne stage play Shore Leave. For reasons unknown, Fred and Ginger are virtually supporting players here, spending most of their time trying to patch up the romance between Fred's fellow sailor Randolph Scott and Ginger's sister Harriet Hilliard (better known as Harriet Nelson, of Ozzie and Harriet fame). One of the sillier aspects of the plot hinges on raising enough money to renovate a broken-down old ship; to do this, Fred and Ginger stage a lengthy musical number that must have cost five times as much money as they raised! But that number, a languorous dance rendition of Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance", compensates for all the nonsense that has gone before. One fringe benefit of Follow the Fleet is spotting two fresh-faced starlets named Betty Grable and Lucille Ball. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast of Follow the Fleet
- Fred Astaire - Bake Baker
- Randolph Scott - Bilge Smith
- Astrid Allwyn - Iris Manning
- Harry Beresford - Captain Ezra Hickey
- Brooks Benedict - Sullivan, Nolan's Assistant
- Lucille Ball - Kitty Collins
- Lita Chevret - Girl
- Thelma Leeds - A Girl
- James Pierce - Bouncer
- Tony Martin - Sailor
- Edmund Burns - Sailor
- Frank Mills - Sailor
- Allen Wood - Office Boy
- Max Wagner - Marine
- Kay Sutton - Telephone Operator
- Herbert Rawlinson - Weber, Ballroom Manager
- Doris Lloyd - Mrs. Courtney
- Joy Hodges - Show Girl
- Huntly Gordon - Touring Officer
- Ginger Rogers - Sherry Martin
- Harriet Hilliard - Connie Martin
- Betty Grable - Trio Singer
- Russell Hicks - Jim Nolan
- Ray Mayer - Dopey Williams
- Constance Bergen - Ticket Seller
- Frank Jenks - Sailor
- George Magrill - Quartermaster
- Gertrude Short - Cashier, Dance Joint
- George Lollier - Deck Officer
- Addison Randall - Lt. Williams
- Jane Hamilton - Waitress
- Eric Wilton - Butler at Party
- Eddie Tamblyn - Sailor
- Frank Sully - Sailor
- Frank Moran - Sailor
- Maxine Jennings - Hostess
- Bud Geary - Coxswain
- Director(s):
- Mark Sandrich
- Writer(s):
- Dwight Taylor, Allan G. Scott
- Producer(s):
- Pandro S. Berman
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