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Follow the Sun

  • 19511951
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
396
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POPULARITY
68,986
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Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
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The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
396
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
68,986
20,628
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(article)
      • Casey Robinson(contributing writer)
      • Homer Welborne(revisions in announcer's narrative)
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Anne Baxter
      • Dennis O'Keefe
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(article)
      • Casey Robinson(contributing writer)
      • Homer Welborne(revisions in announcer's narrative)
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Anne Baxter
      • Dennis O'Keefe
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    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Glenn Ford and Jimmy Demaret in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)
    Anne Baxter and Glenn Ford in Follow the Sun (1951)

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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Ben Hogan
    Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter
    • Valerie Hogan
    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Chuck Williams
    June Havoc
    June Havoc
    • Norma
    Larry Keating
    Larry Keating
    • Sportswriter Jay Dexter
    Roland Winters
    Roland Winters
    • Dr. Graham
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Sister Beatrice
    Robert Adams
    • Golf Pro
    • (uncredited)
    Philip Ahlm
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Myrtle Anderson
    • Grace
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Dr. John Everett
    • (uncredited)
    Gilbert Barnett
    • Jimmy Mulvaney
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Bishop
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Blake
    • Ben Hogan, Age 14
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Bowen
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Crowd Marshal
    • (uncredited)
    George Bruggeman
    George Bruggeman
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Burr
    • Valerie, Age 14
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Frederick Hazlitt Brennan(article) (screenplay)
      • Casey Robinson(contributing writer) (uncredited)
      • Homer Welborne(revisions in announcer's narrative) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Though normally taciturn (if not downright rude at times), Ben Hogan coached Glenn Ford for this film. Hogan then gave Ford the set of clubs he had used to win the US Open.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Caddyshack II (1988)

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Interesting biopic: Superb Baxter, Ford; thankless parts for O'Keefe, Havoc, Keating
    Director Lanfield handles this biopic well. He treats with due respect the figure of Ben Hogan as he comes up through the ranks, from amateur to pro. He is capably assisted by high quality B&W photography and superb performances by Ford and, especially, Baxter - the very epitome of a pro's wife, supporting her man while never relinquishing her female rights and wants.

    Sadly, Dennis O'Keefe plays the part of many times champion Chuck Williams, but he comes across as a larger than life drunkard who recklessly marries Havoc, who is in her third marriage and reportedly only wants champions for husbands. Both roles strike me as thankless, but not as much as Keating, as the journalist who does not believe Hogan has what it takes to be a pro, keeps mispronouncing Hogan as Hagan, and targeting Hogan for unfair criticism.

    Keating becomes even more unlikable when he fails to appear in the film after Hogan's accident. Was the journalist really that heartless? Why such heartlessness? Why does the film announce it so vehemently to the world? Why does it come so close to smearing the name of the journalist? I got the feeling that that part of the flick left something out, as the journalist did not appear to dislike other pros as much as he did Hogan.

    Ford plays a convincing and self-effacing Ben Hogan, determined to overcome his handicap at the risk of losing a leg through amputation.

    Well worth watching if you like golf. If you don't, like me, the quality of Baxter's and Ford's acting warrants watching.
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    • adrianovasconcelos
    • Dec 3, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Devoción invencible
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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