Follow the Boys

For the 1963 MGM comedy, see Follow the Boys (1963 film). For the Connie Francis song, see Follow the Boys (song).

Follow the Boys
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Edward Sutherland
Produced by	Charles K. Feldman
Written by	Lou Breslow Gertrude Purcell
Starring	George Raft Vera Zorina
Music by	Fred E. Ahlert Billy Austin Dick Charles Kermit Goell Leigh Harline Inez James Louis Jordan Larry Markes Jimmy McHugh Phil Moore Buddy Pepper Frank Skinner Roy Turk Oliver Wallace
Cinematography	David Abel
Edited by	Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 25, 1944 (1944-04-25)
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2 million^[1]

Follow the Boys (1944), also known as Three Cheers for the Boys, is a musical film made by Universal Pictures during WWII 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 features Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald, Charles Grapewin, Regis Toomey and George Macready.

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,^[2] Clarence Muse, Donald O'Connor, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Artur Rubinstein, Peggy Ryan, Randolph Scott, Dinah Shore, Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, Gale Sondergaard, Sophie Tucker, Orson Welles, among many others.

Cast

George Raft as Tony West
Vera Zorina as Gloria Vance
Charles Grapewin as Nick West
Grace McDonald as Kitty
Charles Butterworth as Louie West
George Macready as Bruce
Elizabeth Patterson as Annie
Theodore von Eltz as Barrett
Regis Toomey as Doctor Henderson
Ramsay Ames as Laura
Spooks as Junior
And Molly Lamont, Doris Lloyd, Nelson Leigh, Lane Chandler, Cyril Ring, Emmett Vogan, Addison Richards, Stanley Andrews, Frank Jenks, Ralph Dunn, Billy Benedict, Howard C. Hickman, Edwin Stanley, Wallis Clark, Richard Crane, Frank Wilcox, Clyde Cook, Bobby Barber, Walter Tetley, Anthony Warde, William Forrest, Dennis Moore, Duke York, Carlyle Blackwell, Edwin Stanley, Charles King^[3]

Production

The film was shot at the Naval Training Center San Diego.^[1]

Home media

1994: MCA Home Video, VHS (80594), ISBN 0-7832-1096-5, 1994

References

1 2 Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 109
↑ Follow the Boys at Maria Montez Fan Page
↑ Deschner, Donald (1966). The Films of W.C. Fields. New York: Cadillac Publishing by arrangement with The Citadel Press. p. 164. Introduction by Arthur Knight

External links

Follow the Boys at the Internet Movie Database
Follow the Boys at AllMovie
Follow the Boys at TCMDB

Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland

Orson Welles

Filmography Radio credits Theatre credits Discography Bibliography Awards and nominations

Feature films	Citizen Kane (1941) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Stranger (1946) The Lady from Shanghai (1947) Macbeth (1948) Othello (1952) Mr. Arkadin (1955) Touch of Evil (1958) The Trial (1962) Chimes at Midnight (1965) The Immortal Story (1968) F for Fake (1974) Filming Othello (1978)

Shorts	Twelfth Night (1933) The Hearts of Age (1934) Too Much Johnson (1938) Citizen Kane trailer (1940) Around the World (lost film) (1946) The Miracle of St. Anne (lost film) (1950) Magic Trick (1953) The Dominici Affair (1955) Portrait of Gina (1958) An Evening with Orson Welles (1970) Orson's Bag (1968–69) incorporating Vienna (1968) The Merchant of Venice (1969) One Man Band, aka London (1968–71) Moby Dick (1971) F for Fake trailer (1976) Orson Welles' Magic Show (1976–85) The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)

Unfinished films	It's All True (1942) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (lost film) (1955) Don Quixote (1957–69) The Heroine (lost film) (1967) The Deep (1967–70) The Other Side of the Wind (1970–76) Filming 'The Trial' (1981) The Dreamers (1980–82)

Films in which Welles directed some scenes	Journey into Fear (1943) Follow the Boys (1944) Black Magic (1949) Three Cases of Murder (1955) David and Goliath (1960) No Exit (1962) The Southern Star (1969)

Films derived from Welles screenplays	Monsieur Verdoux (1947) Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) Treasure Island (1972) Cradle Will Rock (1999) The Big Brass Ring (1999)

Television	Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955) Around the World with Orson Welles (1955) Orson Welles and People (lost) (1956) The Fountain of Youth (1958) In the Land of Don Quixote (1964) The Orson Welles Show (1979)

Theatre	Voodoo Macbeth (1936) Horse Eats Hat (1936) The Second Hurricane (1937) The Cradle Will Rock (musical) (1937–38) Caesar (1937–38) Too Much Johnson (1938) Five Kings (Part One) (1939) Native Son (1941) The Mercury Wonder Show (1943) Around the World (musical) (1946) The Blessed and the Damned (containing two plays: "The Unthinking Lobster" and "Time Runs...") (1950) Othello (1951) The Lady in the Ice (ballet) (1953) Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955) Chimes at Midnight (1960) Rhinoceros (1960)

Radio	Les Misérables (1937) The Shadow (1937–38) The Mercury Theatre on the Air (including "The War of the Worlds") (1938) The Campbell Playhouse (1938–40) Orson Welles Show (1941–42) Ceiling Unlimited (1942–43) Hello Americans (1942–43) The Orson Welles Almanac (1944) This Is My Best (1945) Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–46) The Mercury Summer Theatre on the Air (1946) The Adventures of Harry Lime (1951–52) The Black Museum (1951–52)

Books	This is Orson Welles (co-written with Peter Bogdanovich; 1992, rev.1998) Les Bravades (1996)

Related	Mercury Theatre

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