Follow the Band (1943)
In this musical drama, a Vermont farm lad goes to the Big Apple to become a member of the National Dairy Association. He happens to bring with him his beloved trombone. Soon, with the help of bandleader Skinnay Ennis, the boy gets a job in a nightclub and subsequently becomes a popular radio star. His girlfriend back home is not amused. Eventually she slides on back into his life. Songs include: "My Melancholy Baby," "My Devotion," "Ain't Misbehavin," "Swingin' the Blues," "Spellbound," "Hilo Hattie," "The Army Air Corps," "Rosie the Riveter," and "Don't Tread on the Tail of Me Coat." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, (more)
- Director(s):
- Jean Yarbrough
Synopsis of Follow the Band
In this musical drama, a Vermont farm lad goes to the Big Apple to become a member of the National Dairy Association. He happens to bring with him his beloved trombone. Soon, with the help of bandleader Skinnay Ennis, the boy gets a job in a nightclub and subsequently becomes a popular radio star. His girlfriend back home is not amused. Eventually she slides on back into his life. Songs include: "My Melancholy Baby," "My Devotion," "Ain't Misbehavin," "Swingin' the Blues," "Spellbound," "Hilo Hattie," "The Army Air Corps," "Rosie the Riveter," and "Don't Tread on the Tail of Me Coat." ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Follow the Band
- Eddie Quillan - Marvin Howe
- Leon Errol - Big Mike O'Brien
- Samuel S. Hinds - "Pop" Turnbull
- Russell Hicks - Jeremiah K. Barton
- Frank Coghlan, Jr. - Bert
- Irving Bacon - Peterson
- Frank Faylen - Brooks
- Alvino Rey
- Charles Sherlock - Photographer
- Isabel Randolph - Mrs. Forbes
- The King Sisters
- Skinnay Ennis
- Joe Bernard - Mr. Hawkins
- Mary Beth Hughes - Dolly O'Brien
- Anne Rooney - Juanita Turnbull
- Robert Mitchum - Tate Winters
- Bennie Bartlett - Cootie
- Jean Ames - Lucille Rose
- Robert Dudley - Seth Cathcart
- The King's Men
- Frank Mitchell - Charlie
- Ray Eberle & Orchestra
- Frances Langford - Frances Langford
- Hilo Hattie
- Paul Dubov - Alphonse
- Leo Carrillo
- Director(s):
- Jean Yarbrough
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Bennett, Richard English, Warren Wilson
- Producer(s):
- Paul Malvern
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