Follow the Boys (1944)
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Paramount Pictures did their patriotic duty with this World War II era musical, with a number of the studio's biggest stars making cameo appearances. Tony West (George Raft), his sister Kitty (Grace McDonald), and their father Nick (Charles Grapewin) tour together as The Three Wests, a failing… More Paramount Pictures did their patriotic duty with this World War II era musical, with a number of the studio's biggest stars making cameo appearances. Tony West (George Raft), his sister Kitty (Grace McDonald), and their father Nick (Charles Grapewin) tour together as The Three Wests, a failing act just scraping by in the latter days of vaudeville. With job opportunities drying up on the East Coast, Tony persuades the family to take their chances in California, and for once luck is with him. Not long after arriving in Hollywood, Tony is hired as a chorus boy on a musical starring Latin bombshell Vera Zorina (Gloria Vance). Cocky Tony offers Vera some much-needed advice on her dancing. She's intrigued by his confidence, and a romance blooms; soon, the two marry. Tony becomes a major star as Vera's on and off screen dancing partner, but when World War II breaks out, Tony's conscience gets the better of him. Tony is 4-F because of a bad knee, but he's ashamed to admit this, even to Vera, who thinks he's avoiding the service out of cowardice. Vera eventually gives Tony his walking papers, and desperate to show his support of our troops, Tony organizes an all-star U.S.O. revue bringing much needed entertainment to America's fighting men overseas. Follow the Boys also features guest shots by Marlene Dietrich, W.C. Fields (demonstrating trick billiard shots), Orson Welles (doing his magic act), Dinah Shore, The Andrews Sisters, Jeanette MacDonald, Sophie Tucker, Randolph Scott, Lon Chaney Jr., and Maria Montez, among many others. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- A. Edward Sutherland, John Rawlins
- Written By
- Lou Breslow, Gertrude Purcell, Joe Schoenfeld, Dorothy B. Hughes
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
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Cast
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George Raft
as Tony West Hoofer
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Vera Zorina
as Gloria Vance dancer
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George Macready
as Walter Bruce
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Charles Grapewin
as Nick West
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Charles Butterworth
as Louie Fairweather
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Regis Toomey
as Dr. Jim Henderson
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Grace McDonald
as Kitty West
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Elizabeth Patterson
as Annie
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Theodore von Eltz
as William Barrett
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Ramsay Ames
as Laura
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Martha O'Driscoll
as Martha O'Driscoll
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Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
as Maxie Rosenbloom
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Sophie Tucker
as Specialty
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Jeanette MacDonald
as Herself
- Orson Welles
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Marlene Dietrich
as Specialty
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Dinah Shore
as Specialty
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Donald O'Connor
as Guest
- Peggy Ryan
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W.C. Fields
as Specialty
- The Andrews Sisters
- Artur Rubinstein
- Carmen Amaya
- The Delta Rhythm Boys
- Walter Abel
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Louise Allbritton
as Guest
- Joel Allen
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Stanley Andrews
as Australian Officer
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Evelyn Ankers
as Guest
- Louise Beavers
- Noah Beery Jr.
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William Benedict
as Joe a Soldier
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Lee Bennett Sobel
as Acrobat
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Turhan Bey
as Committeeman
- Linda Brent
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Nancy Brinckman
as Telephone Operator
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Steve Brodie
as Australian Pilot
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Charles D. Brown
as Col. Starrett
- Nigel Bruce
- Lon Chaney Jr
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Lane Chandler
as Ship's Officer
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Wallis Clark
as HVC Committee Man
- Peter Coe
- Lois Collier
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Clyde Cook
as Stooge
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Richard Crane
as Marine Officer
- Alan Curtis
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Daisy the Dog
as Fifi
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Leslie Denison
as Reporter
- Andy Devine
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Ralph Dunn
as Loomis
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George Eldredge
as Submarine Officer
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William Forrest
as Colonels
- Freddie Slack & His Orchestra
- Thomas Gomez
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Mack Gray
as Lt. Reynolds
- Thurston Hall
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Tom Hanlon
as Announcer
- Jackie Lou Harding
- Carey Harrison
- Howard Hickman
- Samuel S. Hinds
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Leyland Hodgson
as Australian Reporter
- Gloria Jean
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Frank Jenks
as Chick Doyle
- Elyse Knox
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Frank LaRue
as Mailman
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Molly Lamont
as Secretary
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Nelson Leigh
as Bull Fiddler
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Doris Lloyd
as Nurse
- Philo McCullough
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Maria Montez
as Guest
- Dennis Moore
- Clarence Muse
- Dick Nelson
- Robert Paige
- Franklin Parker
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Grandon Rhodes
as Guild Member
- Addison Richards
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Cyril Ring
as Life Staffer
- Janet Shaw
- Gale Sondergaard
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Edwin Stanley
as Film Director
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Nick Stewart [Nicodemus]
as Lt. Reynolds USAF
- Walter Tetley
- Luis Torres
- Emmett Vogan
- Anthony Warde
- Billy Wayne
- Steve Wayne
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Frank Wilcox
as Army Doctor
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Jan Wiley
as Telephone Operator
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Bill Wolfe
as Man in Zoot Suit in Fields' Routine
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Duke York
as MP
- Carlyle Blackwell
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Charles King
as Soldier
- Randolph Scott
- John Whitney
- Michael Kirk
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Baby Marie Osborne
as Nurse
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Eleanor Counts
as Magic Maid
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Roy Darmour
as Assistant Director
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Charles Anthony Hughes
as Man
- Bill Meader
- George Riley
- Martin Ashe
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Bobby Barker
as Soldier in Fields' Routine
- Genevieve Bell
- Jimmy Carpenter
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George "Shorty" Chirello
as Welles' Assistant
- Allan Cooke
- Bill Dyer
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John Estes
as Patient
- Don Kramer
- Don McGill
- Mel Schubert
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Lennie Smith
as Jitterbug
- Bernard B. Thomas
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Carl Vernell
as Dance Director
- Susanna Foster