Follow the Leader (1930 film)

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Follow the Leader
Directed by Norman Taurog
Albert Parker
Written byGertrude Purcell
Sid Silvers
Produced byParamount Publix
Starring Ed Wynn
Ginger Rogers
CinematographyLarry 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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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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