Follow the Boys (1944)
- Directed by
- John Rawlins, A. Edward Sutherland
- Genre
- drama film, musical film, comedy drama, romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A musical variety film made to boost morale during World War II. It features many Hollywood stars performing songs, comedy, and magic acts for soldiers and home front audiences.
lightheartedupbeatnostalgicbreezysentimentalcheerfulstar-studdedwhimsical
What happens
Follow the Boys also known as Three Cheers for the Boys is a 1944 musical film made by Universal Pictures during World War II as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops abroad and the civilians at home. The film was directed by A. Edward "Eddie" Sutherland and produced by Charles K. Feldman. The movie stars George Raft and Vera Zorina and features Grace McDonald, Charles Grapewin, Regis Toomey and George Macready. At one point in the film, Orson Welles saws Marlene Dietrich in half during a magic show. W. C. Fields, in his first movie since 1941, performs a classic pool-playing presentation he first developed in vaudeville four decades earlier in 1903. Making appearances are Walter Abel, Carmen Amaya, The Andrews Sisters, Evelyn Ankers, Louise Beavers, Noah Beery Jr., Turhan Bey, Steve Brodie, Nigel Bruce, Lon Chaney Jr., the Delta Rhythm Boys, Andy Devine, Marlene Dietrich, W. C. Fields, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, Louis Jordan and His Orchestra, Ted Lewis and His Band, Jeanette MacDonald, Maria Montez, Clarence Muse, Donald O'Connor, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Arthur Rubinstein, Peggy Ryan, Randolph Scott, Dinah Shore, Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, Gale Sondergaard, Sophie Tucker, and Orson Welles, among many others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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