Follow Me, Boys!
1966 · Movie · Approved · 131 min · ★ 6.7 · 72% critics
A traveling musician settles in a small town while dreaming of a different future. After volunteering to lead a new scout troop, he becomes deeply involved in guiding local boys and discovers a sense of purpose that changes the course of his life.
Based on God and My Country
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Details
- Years
- 1966
- Release date
- 1966-12-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (31 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a wholesome, nostalgic family drama about mentorship, community, and growing up, especially if you like The Donna Reed Show; Not for you if you dislike sentimental old-fashioned stories or slower pacing.
Pros: warm family tone; uplifting role-model story; heartfelt small-town charm | Cons: overlong final stretch; too many subplots; occasionally corny
Themes
- small town
- boy scouts
- scoutmaster
Cast & crew
Fred MacMurray
as Lemuel Siddons
Vera Miles
as Vida Downey
Lillian Gish
as Hetty Seibert
Charles Ruggles
as John Everett Hughes
Elliott Reid
as Ralph Hastings
Kurt Russell
as Whitey
Luana Patten
as Nora White
Ken Murray
as Melody Murphy
Donald May
as Edward White, Jr.
Sean McClory
as Edward White, Sr.
Directed by Norman Tokar