Follow the Boys (1944)

5.7/10 122 min Music Comedy War

Overview

During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.

Cast

George Raft

Tony West

Vera Zorina

Gloria Vance

Grace McDonald

Kitty West

Charley Grapewin

Nick West

Ramsay Ames

Laura

Charles Butterworth

Louie Fairweather

Elizabeth Patterson

Annie

Regis Toomey

Dr. Henderson

George Macready

Walter Bruce

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Orson Welles

Orson Welles (uncredited)

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

W.C. Fields

W. C. Fields

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)

Arthur Rubinstein

Artur Rubinstein

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