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4 December 1944 (Sweden)
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Hollywood's Biggest Stars Come Together For A Great Cause!
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During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Entertaining The Troops
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| George Raft | ... | Tony West | |
| Vera Zorina | ... | Gloria Vance | |
| Jeanette MacDonald | ... | Herself - Guest Star | |
| Orson Wells' Mercury Wonder Show | ... | Themselves - Guest Stars | |
| Marlene Dietrich | ... | Herself - Guest Star | |
| Dinah Shore | ... | Herself - Guest Star | |
| Donald O'Connor | ... | Himself - Guest Star | |
| Peggy Ryan | ... | Herself - Guest Star | |
| W.C. Fields | ... | Himself - Guest Star | |
| The Andrews Sisters | ... | Themselves - Guest Stars | |
| Artur Rubinstein | ... | Himself - Guest Star | |
| Carmen Amaya and Her Company | ... | Themselves - Guest Stars | |
| Sophie Tucker | ... | Herself - Guest Star | |
| Delta Rhythm Boys | ... | Themselves | |
| Leonard Gautier's Bricklayers | ... | Themselves |
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Three Cheers for the Boys (USA) (working title)
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122 min | USA:110 min (edited version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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In the "Beyond the Blue Horizon" number (previously used in Monte Carlo (1930)) the lyric "rising sun" were chanced to "shining sun", to avoid any associations to the Japanese flag.
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Featured in Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001)
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Pennsylvania Polka
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Follow The Boys was one of several "entertaining the troops" films made during World War II. The plots often revolved around personal conflict for the characters that is war related. The films usually pat show business on the back for what it's doing for the troops. Finally, there are lots of speciality numbers by popular performers of the day. Follow The Boys stays true to the formula, but with some interesting touches. First, it provides some background on the organization necessary to put entertainment units together. Second, some footage was shot at actual performances before audiences of service men and women.
George Raft plays the main character, a dancer turned show organizaer. His dancing makes us realize he is better at organizing shows. As is often the case in these films, the high spots are the speciality numbers, particularly Loius Jordan, Dinah Shore, and amazingly enough, Arthur Rubenstein here. Orson Welles does a fascinating magic act. Jeanette McDonald does a number in a hospital ward singing to injured soldiers. It's contrived, yet moving. Follow The Boys is an interesting, if uneven, WWII artifact.