Follow the Fleet (1936) |
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Fred Astaire
(as Bake Baker)
with Ginger Rogers
(as Sherry Martin)
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Other InformationPlot SummaryThis lesser Astaire/Rogers vehicle is one of several screen versions of the venerable Hubert Osborne stage play Shore Leave. For reasons unknown, Fred and Ginger are virtually supporting players here, spending most of their time trying to patch up th... TaglineFun Aboard! (1953 re-release) In the Super-Dreadnought of Musical Shows Related MoviesHit the Deck [Version of] (Year of movie: 1930) Shore Leave [Version of] (Year of movie: 1925) DiscographySinglesJe mets tous mes oeufs dans un Seul panier Let`s Face the Music and Dance I`m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket But Where Are You? I`d Rather Lead a Band Get Thee Behind Me, Satin Let Yourself Go We Saw the Sea |
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Trivia and QuotesQuotes Kitty Collins: [to sailor trying to hit on her] Tell me, little boy, did you get a whistle or baseball bat with that suit? Bake Baker: [about Bilge] He`s stuck on that Iris Manning. Say, what`s she like?
Sherry Martin: Anything in a uniform. Bake Baker: Sherry tells me you`re leaving. Well, that`s probably the wisest thing to do. Run away! All this stuff about fighting for your man and all that makes things so complicated. Now, if all girls would just give up and run back to Bellport, then we`d definitely see the end of family life, little Junior would remain just an idea, and every man would burn his own toast. I thank you! Sherry Martin: Well, I don`t see any Admiral stripes on you!
Bake Baker: I like to go incognito just to mingle with the boys. Bake Baker: Let`s kiss and make up.
Sherry Martin: No, let`s just make up. That`ll give you something to work for. Sherry Martin: It isn`t really that gentlemen prefer blondes. It`s just that we look dumber. [Bake pays only for himself]
Cashier: Don`tcha friends dance?
Bake Baker: Nah. They`re underage. I hold `em on my lap. Bake Baker: Gosh, you`re glad to see me. Bake Baker: I don`t often try to apologize `cause I seldom make any mistakes.Trivia At the time of production, the Golden Gate Bridge was still under construction, so we see a night shot of the fleet sailing out through the Golden Gate between the towers of the bridge, but the deck isn`t in place yet. Irving Berlin wrote "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan" for Fred and Ginger`s previous movie, Top Hat (1935), but the song was dropped. This is the feature film debut of Harriet Hilliard. A natural blond, she wears a brunette wig so as not to distract from fellow blond actress and, more importantly, the film`s star Ginger Rogers. During the fight scene between Fred Astaire and Randolph Scott, Astaire - not skilled in movie fight scenes - accidentally bloodied Scott`s nose; Astaire was mortified, but Scott remained pointedly nonchalant. 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. The role of Connie Martin was originally planned for Irene Dunne, but she was unavailable. For the dance number "Let Yourself Go," choreographer Hermes Pan scouted several talented amateurs from Los Angeles dance halls. The best couple was spliced into the routine | ||
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