Follow the Boys

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This WWII-era musical tells the story of a failed New York vaudeville performer and his family who get figuratively booted out of town for having such a terrible act. They decide to seek their fortune on the West Coast.

Cast

George Raft
as Tony West
Vera Zorina
as Gloria
Charley Grapewin
as Nick West
Grace McDonald
as Kitty
Charles Butterworth
as Louie Fairweather
Ramsay Ames
as Laura
Elizabeth Patterson
as Annie
Regis Toomey
as Dr. Jim Henderson
George Macready
as Walter Bruce
Theodore von Eltz
as William Barrett
Janet Shaw
as Telephone Operator
Jan Wiley
as Telephone Operator
Frank Jenks
as Chick Doyle
Molly Lamont
as Secretary
Mack Gray
as Lt. Reynolds
Ralph Meredith
as Blind Soldier in MacDonald Number
John Estes
as Patient
Ralph Gardner
as Patient in Leg Cast in MacDonald Number
Doris Lloyd
as Nurse
Charles D. Brown
as Col. Starrett
Nelson Leigh
as Bull Fiddler
Lane Chandler
as Ship's Officer
Frank LaRue
as Mailman
Tony Marsh
as Officer
Stanley Andrews
as Australian Officer
Leslie Denison
as Reporter
Daisy the Dog
as Fifi
Leyland Hodgson
as Australian Reporter
Bill Healy
as Ship's Officer
Ralph Dunn
as Loomis
William 'Billy' Benedict
as Joe, a Soldier
Grandon Rhodes
as Guild Member
Edwin Stanley
as Film Director
Roy Darmour
as Assistant Director
Carl Vernell
as Dance Director
Wallis Clark
as HVC Committee Man
Charles Anthony Hughes
as Man
Richard Crane
as Marine Officer
Frank Wilcox
as Army Doctor
Bernard B. Thomas
as Soldier
Jimmy Carpenter
as Soldier
John Whitney
as Soldier
Walter Tetley
as Soldier
Joel Allen
as Soldier
Carlyle Blackwell
as Soldier
Mel Schubert
as Soldier
Steve Wayne
as Soldier
Charles King
as Soldier
Cyril Ring
as Life Staffer
Carey Harrison
as Colonel
William Forrest
as Colonel
Steve Brodie
as Australian Pilot
Clyde Cook
as Stooge
Bobby Barker
as Soldier in Fields' Routine
Tom Hanlon
as Announcer
Odessa Lauren
as Telephone Operator
Nancy Brinckman
as Telephone Operator
Bob Ashley
as Jitterbug
Lennie Smith
as Jitterbug
Duke York
as MP
Don Kramer
as Soldier
Allan Cooke
as Soldier
Luis Torres
as Soldier
Nicholai
as Soldier
John Duane
as Soldier
Ed Browne
as Soldier
Clair Freeman
as Soldier
William Meader
as Soldier
Eddie Kover
as Soldier
Lee Bennett Sobel
as Acrobat
Baby Marie Osborne
as Nurse
George "Shorty" Chirello
as Welles' Assistant
Carmen Amaya
Nick Stewart [Nicodemus]
as Lt. Reynolds, USAF
George Eldredge
as Submarine Officer
Linda Brent
as Magic Maid
Janice Gay
as Magic Maid
Jane Smith
as Magic Maid
Marjorie Fectean
as Magic Maid
Doris Brenn
as Magic Maid
Rosemary Battle
as Magic Maid
Lolita Leighter
as Magic Maid
Mary Rowland
as Magic Maid
Eleanor Counts
as Magic Maid
Bill Wolfe
as Man in Zoot Suit in Fields' Routine
Thurston Hall
as Man
Addison Richards
Jackie Lou Harding
Anthony Warde
as Captain
Dennis Moore
as HVC Officer
Martin Ashe
as Man in Office
Howard Hickman
as Dr. Wood
George Riley
as Jimmy
Jack Wegman
as Mayor
Billy Wayne
as Soldier
Dick Nelson
as Sergeant
Jack Whitley
as Man
Don McGill
as Man
Emmett Vogan
Franklin Parker
as Man in Office
Bill Dyer
as Messenger Boy
Michael Kirk
as Man
Genevieve Bell
as Mother in Montage
Jeanette MacDonald
as Herself - Guest Star
Marlene Dietrich
as Herself - Guest Star
Dinah Shore
as Herself - Guest Star
Donald O'Connor
as Himself - Guest Star
Orson Welles
as Himself - Guest Star
Peggy Ryan
as Herself - Guest Star
W.C. Fields
as Himself - Guest Star
Artur Rubinstein
as Himself - Guest Star
Sophie Tucker
as Herself - Guest Star
Maria Montez
as Herself
Susanna Foster
as Herself
Louise Allbritton
as Herself
Robert Paige
as Himself
Alan Curtis
as Himself
Lon Chaney Jr
as Himself
Gloria Jean
as Herself
Andy Devine
as Himself
Turhan Bey
as Himself
Evelyn Ankers
as Herself
Noah Beery Jr.
as Himself
Samuel S. Hinds
as Himself
Louise Beavers
as Herself
Clarence Muse
as Himself
Gale Sondergaard
as Herself
Peter Coe
as Himself
Nigel Bruce
as Himself
Thomas Gomez
as Himself
Martha O'Driscoll
as Martha O'Driscoll
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
as Maxie Rosenbloom
Lois Collier
as Herself
Elyse Knox
as Herself
Randolph Scott
as Himself
Philo McCullough
as Himself
Agustin Castellon Sabicas
as Himself
Howard C. Hickman
as Dr. Wood (uncredited)
Freddie Slack & His Orchestra
as Himself
Walter Abel
as Walter Abel (uncredited)
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