Follow the Fleet (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Fred Astaire
Bake Baker
Ginger Rogers
Sherry Martin
Randolph Scott
Bilge Smith
Harriet Nelson
Connie Martin
Astrid Allwyn
Mrs. Iris Manning
Betty Grable
Singer in Trio
Harry Beresford
Captain Hickey
Russell Hicks
Jim Nolan
Lew Lipton
Writer
Brooks Benedict
David Sullivan
Dorothy Yost
Writer
Ray Mayer
Dopey Williams
Lucille Ball
Kitty Collins
Mark Sandrich
Director
Tom Brower
Policeman (uncredited)
Dwight Taylor
Writer
Lita Chevret
Showgirl in Casino Number (uncredited)
Allan Scott
Writer
Jeanne Gray
Singer in Trio (uncredited)
Hubert Osborne
Writer
Joy Hodges
Singer in Trio (uncredited)
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Tony Martin
Sailor (uncredited)
David Abel
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 20, 1936
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingNR
Budget$747,000
Box Office$2,727,000
Genres
Wiki.
Follow the Fleet is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear, in supporting roles. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich with script by Allan Scott and Dwight Taylor based on the 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne.
Follow the Fleet was extremely successful at the box office, and during 1936, Astaire's recorded versions of "Let Yourself Go", "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket", and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" reached their highest positions of 3rd, 2nd, 3rd respectively in the US Hit Parade. Harriet Hilliard and Tony Martin made their screen debuts in this film. RKO borrowed Randolph Scott from Paramount and Astrid Allwyn from Fox for the production.