- Actors: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, Astrid Allwyn
- Directors: Mark Sandrich
- Writers: Allan Scott, Dwight Taylor, Hubert Osborne
- Producers: Pandro S. Berman
- Language English
- Classification: U
- Studio: 4 Front
- VHS Release Date: 9 Feb 1998
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004R68B
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,504 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Of the nine films Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers completed for RKO Pictures, Follow the Fleet falls short of the top echelon. Coming between series peaks Top Hat and Swing Time, Fleet repeats the mistake (à la Flying Down to Rio and Roberta) of casting Fred and Ginger as the comic couple, while the romantic roles went to Randolph Scott and Harriet Hilliard (before she went on to fame with her husband, Ozzie Nelson, in Ozzie and Harriet). Fred puts down his top hat to become sailor Bake Baker (yet another of his alliterative screen names), while Ginger plays old flame Sherry Martin. The two are reunited when Fred takes shore leave in San Francisco, and soon their efforts turn to helping Ginger's sister Connie (Hilliard) land Fred's shipmate Bilge (Scott). (Look for Lucille Ball and Betty Grable in small roles.) Too much screen time is spent on Hilliard and Scott, but Fred and Ginger make up for it with plenty of laughs and some classic musical numbers, and Irving Berlin's score is one of the best of the series, with cunning lyrics and melodies that linger in the memory. Highlights include Fred and Ginger in a dance contest, a Ginger solo tap number, and "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket," their best comic dance. The pièce de résistance is "Let's Face the Music and Dance," a show within a show in which Fred and Ginger don their customary evening formals. Effortlessly flowing from pantomime to song to dance, this sublime piece of storytelling is one of Fred and Ginger's defining moments. --David Horiuchi
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The tap dancing is this film is absolutely first rate and the storyline is, as always, charming and gripping! Fred and Ginger also sparkle in a way, never seen before, as the difference between "Follow the Fleet" and other Astaire-Rogers movies is that this one does not have the typical 'boy meets girl' plotline. I would definitely recommend this title to everyone! Also watch out for Gingers sparkling tap solo performed to 'Let yourself go'!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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One of my favourite and one of the most underrated and enjoyable musicals of all time.Fred and Ginger at their best and with a marvellous Irving Berlin score,it is just a wonderful hour and 50 minutes of pure entertainment.You just cannot beat these classic films.
17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
The jauntiness of several of Irving Berlin's songs in this film is counteracted by the romance of 'Let's Face the Music and Dance.' Although Torville and Dean were good in this music, nobody does it like Fred and Ginger. They also perform the brilliant tap routine 'I'm Putting all my Eggs in one Basket', which features Astaire playing the piano. Fred does two numbers on board a naval ship, 'We Saw the Sea' and 'I'd Rather Lead a Band', both of them performed to perfection. There's a cute monkey and the decision to not let the boy get the girl at the end of the plot makes a novel contrast to so many of the earlier Astaire-Rogers outings. Innovative.
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Tip-top movie
My favourite Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical. The only solo by Ginger and wow ! can she move ! Fantastic music and even more fantastic dancing and singing by this duo. Read more
Published 27 days ago by David
One of the best
.....Fred and Ginger at their very best. Another one bought as a gift and much loved by the recipient, my daughter. Recommended!
Published 4 months ago by E. Thompson
nostalgia
Bought this for the music and the dancing, it was worth it for that. The story ???? is crazy but as stated, music and dancing great and that was my interest. Read more
Published 6 months ago by moonface
Fred Baked to a Sherry Cake
Not a recipe but fictionalised characters in the film. Where do American script writers dig up these names? Read more
Published 10 months ago by ACB (swansea)
...There may be trouble ahead...
....but it all ends well!
Bake (Fred Astaire) and Bilge (Randolph Scott) belong to the US navy. At the end of the film, they don't........ Read more
Bake (Fred Astaire) and Bilge (Randolph Scott) belong to the US navy. At the end of the film, they don't........ Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alex da Silva
Old Type Musical
I expected the over simple storyline of many 1930's musicals but got slightly more --- not so silly but still lighthearted and great fun!Follow The Fleet [DVD] [1936]
Published on 4 May 2010 by Seaman
old film but classic
this maybe an old film, but it is still worth giving it a go. Some magical dance scenes.
Published on 31 Dec 2009 by carol gee
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