Follow the Fleet
1936 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.8 · 78% critics
When a Navy fleet docks in San Francisco, a sailor tries to reconnect with his former dance partner while his buddy pursues her sister. Their plans keep getting tangled by misunderstandings, job trouble, and clashing ideas about commitment, all set against lively nights of music, comedy, and dance.
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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-02-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (75 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, upbeat 1930s musical with romance, jokes, and big dance moments in the spirit of Top Hat or Shall We Dance; Not for you if flimsy plots or dated relationship behavior bothers you.
Pros: classic song-and-dance; witty banter; standout finale number | Cons: thin story; uneven subplot; some dated attitudes
Themes
- dancing
- navy
- san francisco, california
- show business
- musical
- tap dancing
- u.s. navy
- based on play or musical
- remake
- ballroom dancing
- singing
- black and white
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Fred Astaire
as Bake Baker
Ginger Rogers
as Sherry Martin
Randolph Scott
as Bilge Smith
Harriet Nelson
as Connie Martin
Astrid Allwyn
as Iris Manning
Betty Grable
as Singer in Trio
Harry Beresford
as Captain Hickey
Russell Hicks
as Jim Nolan
Brooks Benedict
as David Sullivan
- RM
Ray Mayer
as Dopey Williams
Directed by Mark Sandrich