Follow The Fleet
Warner Bros. (1936)
Comedy, Musical, Romance
In Collection
#4811
0*
Seen ItYes
053939725025
IMDB   7.3
1 hr 50 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Ginger Rogers Sherry Martin
Harriet Hilliard Connie Martin
Randolph Scott Bilge Smith
Fred Astaire Bake Baker
Astrid Allwyn Mrs. Iris Manning
Betty Grable Trio Singer
Harry Beresford Captain Hickey
Russell Hicks Jim Nolan
Brooks Benedict David Sullivan
Ray Mayer Dopey Williams
Bernice Hansen
Director
Mark Sandrich
Friz Freleng
Joseph Henabery
Producer David Belasco
Pandro S. Berman
Writer Allan Scott
Dwight Taylor
Hubert Osborne


All hands on deck! In the fifth of 10 Astaire/Rogers pairings, Fred trades his top hat for a sailor's cap, Randolph Scott gets the girl (pre-Nelson Harriet Hilliard), Ginger gets a tap solo and viewers get the unending delight of seven sparkling Irving Berlin numbers, including 'Let Yourself Go', 'We Saw the Sea', the Duo's zany I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket' skit and their sublimely powerful 'Let's Face the Music and Dance.'

Astaire is Bake Baker, a hoofer now given to stepping a sailor's horn-pipe while he and other swabbies patrol the seas for democracy. Rogers is his former partner Sherry, now convoying the Navy around a ballroom for 10 cents a dance. But one day the fleet returns to home port. Bake again meets Sherry, and the partnership is renewed at least for one more show. In small early-career roles, look for a very blond Lucille Ball and a very young Betty Grable.
Edition Details
Distributor Turner Home Ent
Release Date 8/16/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet
Musical Short Melody Master: Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
Classic Cartoon Let It Be Me
Theatrical Trailer