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:

Charles Ruggles' final movie.

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:

P.O.W. Sergeant: What do we do with him now, Lieutenant?
P.O.W. Lieutenant: Show him how to tie a sheepshank and let him go.

Movie Connections:

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

Boy Scout troop memories

I first saw this movie during the mid 1980's when I was at Boy Scout ski retreat. We were staying at a church (cheap lodging) and watched this movie twice (Friday and Saturday nite). The first time our troop saw we were intrigued by movie. There are few movies about Boy Scouts out there so this movie was a delight. The second time being rowdy teens the Scouts began to pandeomine and ad-lib the lines. For example during the scene when the wife tells Fred McMurray that she can not have any kids. One of the boys shouted "Don't touch her, she's sterile" A delightful movie, a bit corny at times (the behavior seems outdated compared to modern times) but still an excellent movie.