Follow the Boys

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.

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George Raft

Tony West

Vera Zorina

Gloria Vance

Grace McDonald

Kitty West

Charles Butterworth

Louie Fairweather

Regis Toomey

Dr. Henderson

George Macready

Walter Bruce

Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Donald O'Connor

Donald O'Connor

Peggy Ryan

Peggy Ryan

W.C. Fields

W. C. Fields

Orson Welles

Orson Welles (uncredited)

Arthur Rubinstein

Artur Rubinstein

Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker

Theodore von Eltz

William Barrett (uncredited)

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll (uncredited)

Maxie Rosenbloom

Slapsy Maxie (uncredited)

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers (uncredited)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr. (uncredited)

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard (uncredited)

Walter Abel

Walter Abel (uncredited)

Patty Andrews

Patty Andrews (uncredited)

Maxene Andrews

Maxene Andrews (uncredited)

Laverne Andrews

Laverne Andrews (uncredited)

Mary Rowland

Magic Maid (uncredited)

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis (uncredited)

Andy Devine

Andy Devine (uncredited)

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez (uncredited)

Frank Jenks

Chick Doyle (uncredited)

Sam Levene

Sgt. Leo Andreof (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doris Bren

Magic Maid (uncredited)

Art

Dan Fish

Props

Camera

David Abel

Director of Photography

Arthur Gerstle

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Emmy Eckhardt

Hairdresser

Directing

Sound

James Masterson

Sound Recordist

John W. Rixey

Sound Recordist

Writing

Gertrude Purcell

Screenplay

Lou Breslow

Screenplay

Sammy Cahn

Lyricist