Follow the Fleet (1936) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Sandrich |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Dance, Navy, Romance (Comic), Romance (Musical), Sailors / The Sea, San Francisco, Sisters |
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Follow the Fleet (1936) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Mark Sandrich and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
The film was based on the play Shore Leave written by Hubert Osborne performed in 1922.
SYNOPSIS
When he is rejected by his lady love, a song-and-dance man enlists in the navy. The estranged couple later meet again and join forces to solve the romantic difficulties of another star-crossed pair. An Astaire-Rogers musical featuring some of Irving Berlin's best songs, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "Let Yourself Go," and "We Saw the Sea." Typical but delightful.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Follow The Fleet (1936) (3)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 18, 2026 From 4 Star FilmsTaken in the lineage of movie musicals, Follow The Fleet feels like a prototype for On The Town, or maybe there were just more movies focusing on sailors on leave back in the day. It’s like romances set on ocean liners. With the proliferation of commercial air travel, it’s possible a who... Read full article
THE FRED ASTAIRE AND GINGER ROGERS BLOGATHON: Follow the Fleet (1936) (2)
on Jul 21, 2018 From Caftan WomanCrystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood are hosting The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Blogathon on July 20th - 22nd. It's like a party on the internet! You can find the contributions by clicking HERE or HERE. Randolph Scott, Fred ... Read full article
THE FRED ASTAIRE AND GINGER ROGERS BLOGATHON: Follow the Fleet (1936) (1)
on Jul 21, 2018 From Caftan WomanCrystal of In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Michaela of Love Letters to Old Hollywood are hosting The Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Blogathon on July 20th - 22nd. It's like a party on the internet! You can find the contributions by clicking HERE or HERE. Randolph Scott, Fred ... Read full article
Follow the Fleet (1936) (2)
By Cameron on Jul 12, 2018 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2785/Follow-the-Fleet/#tcmarcp-172408-172407 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Follow the Fleet?(1936) was Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire‘s fifth film together. By the time they made this movie, they’d appeared in Flying Down to Rio (1933)... Read full article
Astaire and Rogers let themselves go in... Follow the Fleet (1936)
By Michaela on May 21, 2016 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodYesterday, we swam around the pool with Esther Williams. Today, we match taps with Fred and Ginger. Follow the Fleet is, to me, pretty underrated. Sometimes it can feel like all you hear about is Top Hat, Swing Time, and The Gay Divorcee, which are all great films, but come on, there's more out ther... Read full article
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Quotes from
Bilge: Connie, I've been wanting to say this to you but I... I don't know how, uh... Can't we start again, just like we did in the beginning?
Connie Martin: I'm afraid you missed the beginning. This is the end of the show.
Bilge Smith: Hi ya Baby.
Connie Martin: Hello Sailor.
Bilge Smith: So you know my name.
Connie Martin: Sure. Haven't we met before?
Bilge Smith: Now that's what I should have said.
Connie Martin: No, but -- haven't we?
Bilge Smith: Not a chance! Think I could forget a face like yours?
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Facts about
During the final dance sequence on the boat it is possible to see Fred Astaire hit in the face by Rogers' beaded sleeve. The sequence was shot again 23 times in the hope of capturing the magic of that take without the accident, but it wasn't to be, and this original take was used.
At the time of production, the Oakland Bay Bridge was still under construction, so we see a night shot of the fleet sailing out through the Oakland Bay Bridge between the towers of the bridge, but the deck isn't in place yet.
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