Follow Me, Boys! (1966)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

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:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, 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:

Hoodoo Henderson: Leo, do you think the patch is dry yet?
Leo: Uh-uh.
Hoodoo Henderson: Whatta we do?
Leo: Watch I guess.

Movie Connections:

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

great movie

I found that this movie is the best boyscout movie ever made. It has a great cast with Kurt Russell and Fred McMurray leading the amazing cast. With Vera Miles and the rest making it could holsom movie that everybody will enjoy young and old. It shows how one man can take a group of boys and send them off into the world to become doctors and even the governor of what ever state this movie is set in, and how a pull of a string can give a group of boys a great adventure. This movie is start in the early formation of the boyscout movement and ends in the early 1950. It can be seen how the troop in the movie changes through the years. It is a good movie and is a must for every body to see.