| Follow the Boys AKA Three Cheers for the Boys |
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Original film poster |
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| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Produced by | Charles K. Feldman |
| Written by | Lou Breslow Gertrude Purcell |
| Starring | George Raft Vera Zorina |
| Music by | Fred E. Ahlert Billy Austin Dick Charles Kermit Goell Leigh Harline Inez James Louis Jordan Larry Markes Jimmy McHugh Phil Moore Buddy Pepper Frank Skinner Roy Turk Oliver Wallace |
| Cinematography | David Abel |
| Editing by | Fred R. Feitshans Jr. |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 25, 1944 |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Follow the Boys (1944), also known as Three Cheers for the Boys, is a musical film made by Universal Pictures as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops abroad and the civilians at home. The film was directed by A. Edward "Eddie" Sutherland and produced by Charles K. Feldman. The movie stars George Raft and features Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald, Charles Grapewin, Regis Toomey and George Macready.
Making appearances are virtually the entire roster of contracted players at Universal, including Walter Abel, Carmen Amaya, The Andrews Sisters, Evelyn Ankers, Louise Beavers, Noah Beery, Jr., Turhan Bey, Steve Brodie, Nigel Bruce, Lon Chaney, Jr., the Delta Rhythm Boys, Andy Devine, Marlene Dietrich, W. C. Fields, Susanna Foster, Thomas Gomez, Louis Jordan and His Orchestra, Ted Lewis and His Band, Jeanette MacDonald, Maria Montez, Clarence Muse, Donald O'Connor, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Artur Rubinstein, Peggy Ryan, Randolph Scott, Dinah Shore, Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, Gale Sondergaard, Sophie Tucker, Orson Welles, among many others.
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