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Follow the Fleet is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
Follow the Fleet: Directed by Mark Sandrich. With Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Nelson. A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Follow the Fleet (1936) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Based on the play Shore Leave; A Sea-goin' Comedy in Three Acts by Hubert Osborne, as produced by David Belasco (New York, 8 Aug 1922).
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 ...
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A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco. When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister Connie.
Follow the Fleet. In the fifth of 10 Astaire/Rogers pairings, Fred trades his top hat for a sailor's cap, Ginger gets a tap solo and viewers get the unending delight of 7 sparkling Irving Berlin numbers. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
