Movie
Follow the Boys
Released: May 5, 1944 (1944)
Runtime: 122 minutes
Genres: Music, Comedy, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Charley Grapewin as Nick West
Age at release: 74
- Elizabeth Patterson as Annie
Age at release: 69
- Charles Butterworth as Louie Fairweather
Age at release: 47
- Regis Toomey as Dr. Henderson
Age at release: 45
- George Macready as Walter Bruce
Age at release: 44
- George Raft as Tony West
Age at release: 42
- Jeanette MacDonald as Jeanette MacDonald
Age at release: 40
- Vera Zorina as Gloria Vance
Age at release: 27
- Grace McDonald as Kitty West
Age at release: 25
- Ramsay Ames as Laura
Age at release: 25
Show more cast
- W.C. Fields as W. C. Fields
Age at release: 64
- Sophie Tucker as Sophie Tucker
Age at release: 60
- Arthur Rubinstein as Artur Rubinstein
Age at release: 57
- Ted Lewis as Ted Lewis
Age at release: 53
- Leonard Gautier as Leonard Gautier
Age at release: 52
- Walter Abel as Walter Abel (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Marlene Dietrich as Marlene Dietrich
Age at release: 42
- Charlie Spivak as Charlie Spivak
Age at release: 37
- Freddie Slack as Freddie Slack
Age at release: 33
- Laverne Andrews as Laverne Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)
Age at release: 32
- Dinah Shore as Dinah Shore
Age at release: 28
- Maxene Andrews as Maxene Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)
Age at release: 27
- Kelsey Pharr as Kelsey Pharr (as The Delta Rhythm Boys)
Age at release: 27
- Traverse Crawford as Traverse Crawford (as The Delta Rhythm Boys)
Age at release: 27
- Patty Andrews as Patty Andrews (as The Andrews Sisters)
Age at release: 26
- Carmen Amaya as Carmen Amaya
Age at release: 25
- Peggy Ryan as Peggy Ryan
Age at release: 19
- Donald O'Connor as Donald O'Connor
Age at release: 18
- Delta Rhythm Boys as Delta Rhythm Boys
Age at release: Unknown
- Louis Jordan as Louis Jordan
Age at release: Unknown