Follow the Boys
(a.k.a. "Three Cheers for the Boys")

US (1944): Musical/Comedy/Romance/Drama

George Raft is a failing vaudevillian who marries a fireball played by dancer Vera Zorina, achieves stardom, and then is thrown for a loop when World War II begins and he is declared 4-F. Determined to do his part for the war effort, he organizes an all-star USO revue, featuring Orson Welles sawing Marlene Dietrich in half, W.C. Fields demonstrating billiard tricks, Jeanette MacDonald singing "Beyond the Blue Horizon," and appearances by Dinah Shore, Sophie Tucker, Maria Montez, the Andrews Sisters, and others. The Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn song, "I'll Walk Alone," was nominated for an Academy Award®. Directed by Edward Sutherland for Universal. (amctv.com)

 View a clip of legendary flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya in this film on YouTube.com.


· Music Best Song 1944: "I'll Walk Alone" Jule Styne - Music, Sammy Cahn - Lyric

1 nomination