Follow Me, Boys! (1966)

Director:

Norman Tokar

Writers:

MacKinlay Kantor (book)
Louis Pelletier (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 December 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

IT CAPTURES ALL...all the happiness and heartbreak of being America's #1 hometown hero.

Plot:

Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down...

Plot Keywords:

Scoutmaster | Ill Health | Infertility | Boy Scouts | War Game

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Fred MacMurray	...	Lemuel Siddons
Vera Miles	...	Vida Downey
Lillian Gish	...	Hetty Cutler Seibert
Charles Ruggles	...	John Everett Hughes (as Charlie Ruggles)
Elliott Reid	...	Ralph Hastings
Kurt Russell	...	Whitey
Luana Patten	...	Nora White
Ken Murray	...	Melody Murphy
Donald May	...	Edward 'Whitey' White Jr. - as an Adult
Sean McClory	...	Edward White, Sr.
Steve Franken	...	P.O.W. Lieutenant
Parley Baer	...	Mayor
William Reynolds	...	Hoodoo Henderson, as an Adult
Craig Hill	...	Leo as an Adult
Tol Avery	...	Dr. Ferris

Also Known As:

On My Honor (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:U | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Canada:G | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

Film debut of John Larroquette.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Lem takes Vida to the movies on their first date to see a Ronald Colman and Carole Lombard picture, but his dialogue is interrupted (conveniently) before he can name the movie title. In front of the theater the marquis shows the title of the feature, "Altar Bound", along with the two stars names. The movie "Altar Bound" however, appears to be fictional.

Quotes:

Hetty Cutler Seibert: Young man, you are a popinjay.
Ralph Hastings: Aunt Hetty...
Hetty Cutler Seibert: And you are an employer of popinjays

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008) (TV)

When Individuals Mattered

Follow Me, Boys! is a feel good film with an impressive cast. It's a snapshot of a time when there was a true sense of community that we rarely see today. A time when personal values carried more weight than profits.

The film delivers a powerful message of just how much difference a single person can make by leading through example. I think with today's media glut of flashy superstardom and wealth and narcissism, many us have lost sight of how much force there is in simply being a kind and honest person. I certainly walked away re-evaluating some of my motivations and behaviors. Just how do I affect the people around me on a daily basis?