Follow the Leader (1930 film)

Follow the Leader
Directed by	Norman Taurog Albert Parker
Written by	Gertrude Purcell Sid Silvers
Produced by	Paramount Publix
Starring	Ed Wynn Ginger Rogers
Cinematography	Larry Williams
Edited by	Barney Rogan
Music by	Buddy DeSylva Ray Henderson
Distributed by	Paramount Publix Corporation
Release date	December 6, 1930 (1930-12-06)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Follow the Leader (also released as Manhattan Mary) is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film co-directed by Norman Taurog and Albert Parker. It stars Ginger Rogers and Ed Wynn in his film debut. The screenplay by Gertrude Purcell and Sid Silvers is based on a play by William K. Wells, George White and Lew Brown, with songs by Buddy DeSylva and Ray Henderson. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Publix Corporation. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Ed Wynn – Crickets
• Ginger Rogers – Mary Brennan
• Stanley Smith – Jimmy Moore
• Lou Holtz – Sam Platz
• Lida Lane – Ma Brennan
• Ethel Merman – Helen King
• Bobby Watson – George White
• Donald Kirke – R. C. Black
• William Halligan – Bob Sterling
• Holly Hall – Fritzie Devere
• Preston Foster – Two-Gun Terry
• James C. Morton – Mickie
• Tammany Young – Bull
• Jack La Rue – Gangster
• William Gargan – Gangster
• Eddie Roberts – Gangster
• William Black
• Dick Scott
• Jules Epailly – Gaston Duval
• Charles Henderson

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Follow the Leader
2. Pictorial History of the Talkies by Daniel Blum c.1958 (reprint, revised 1970) p.25

External links

• Follow the Leader at IMDb