Follow the Fleet

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Follow the Fleet

1936

1h 50m

Musical

Comedy

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12 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

Sailors Bake Baker (Fred Astaire) and Bilge (Randolph Scott) have just docked in San Francisco. For Bake, the goal is to get back together with his former flame and onetime dance partner, Sherry (Ginger Rogers). When Bilge meets Sherry's sister, Connie (Harriet Hilliard), he, too, has romance in mind. But things do not go as planned for the couples, as Bake's shaky unemployment history threatens his chances with Sherry and Bilge's fear of commitment endangers his future with Connie.

Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

08/01/2005

3/4

Burdened with a dull plot but blessed with a rousing Irving Berlin score.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)

Esquire Magazine

04/17/2020

The inspiration for this was the thought that Fred Astaire ought to be shown in something besides tails sometime, so why not a naval jumper-suit? The pants have a nice flare. Irving Berlin had the rest of the inspiration.

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

10/02/2019

The world's greatest stepping pair surpass themselves as usual.

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Graham Greene

The Spectator

06/02/2018

It needs an effort of the mind to remember that Mr. Fred Astaire was not invented by a film director and drawn by a film draughtsman. He is the nearest we are ever likely to get to a human Mickey [Mouse].

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

04/30/2016

3/4

...the standout numbers here, ironically, are the solo ones.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/09/2011

B

Though not one of Astaire-Rogers strongest musicals, the musical is still enjoyable despite its rather bland plot.

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Steve D

05/12/2023

Lets face it you are here for the dancing and nothing else. The dancing delivers.

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Patricia W

03/17/2022

Fred and Ginger can do no wrong.Another classic.

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acsdoug D

@acsdoug 03/15/2021

Below average Fred and Ginger vehicle. Stick with better options for your Fred and Ginger fix such as Shall We Dance and Swing Time.

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Michele A

@Ladybug2020 07/22/2019

Black & white.slow story.not alot of dancing

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Thomas M

@TMProofreader 02/01/2019

The best musical movie ever made!

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02/22/2018

A fun film, with amazing dancing and a great supporting cast!

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Synopsis

Sailors Bake Baker (Fred Astaire) and Bilge (Randolph Scott) have just docked in San Francisco. For Bake, the goal is to get back together with his former flame and onetime dance partner, Sherry (Ginger Rogers). When Bilge meets Sherry's sister, Connie (Harriet Hilliard), he, too, has romance in mind. But things do not go as planned for the couples, as Bake's shaky unemployment history threatens his chances with Sherry and Bilge's fear of commitment endangers his future with Connie.

Director: Mark Sandrich
Producer: Pandro S. Berman
Screenwriter: Dwight Taylor, Allan Scott
Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co: Radio Pictures
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 20, 1936, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 50m

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