Follow Thru

Follow Thru
Follow Thru
	Zelma O'Neal sings "I Want to Be Bad"
Directed by	Laurence Schwab; Lloyd Corrigan
Screenplay by	Laurence Schwab; Lloyd Corrigan
Based on	Follow Thru; (1929 Broadway musical); by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson and Laurence Schwab
Produced by	Laurence Schwab; Frank Mandel
Starring	Charles "Buddy" Rogers; Nancy Carroll; Zelma O'Neal; Jack Haley; Eugene Pallette; Thelma Todd
Cinematography	Henry W. Gerrard ; Charles P. Boyle; (Technicolor)
Edited by	Alyson Shaffer
Music by	Lew Brown; Buddy G. DeSylva; Ray Henderson; George Marion Jr.; Richard A. Whiting; Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart; Ed Eliscu; Manning Sherwin; Vernon Duke; Irving Berlin.
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 27, 1930 (U.S.);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Follow Thru is a 1930 American pre-Code musical romantic comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor.^[1] It was the second all-color all-talking feature to be produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the popular 1929 Broadway play of the same name by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson and Laurence Schwab. The play ran from January 9, 1929 to December 21, 1929; running for 401 performances. Jack Haley and Zelma O'Neal, who starred in the original musical play, reprised their roles for the film version.

The film is one of dozens of musicals made in 1929 and 1930 following the advent of sound, and one of several to feature color cinematography. However, many of these films have been lost or destroyed by the original studios. The "original camera negative" of Follow Thru survives in its entirety and in excellent condition.^[2] It has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[3]

Cast[]

Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Jerry Downes
Nancy Carroll as Lora Moore
Zelma O'Neal as Angie Howard
Jack Haley as Jack Martin
Eugene Pallette as J.C. Effingham
Thelma Todd as Mrs Van Horn
Claude King as Mac Moore
Kathryn Givney as Mrs Bascomb
Margaret Lee as Babs Bascomb
Don Tomkins as Dinty Moore
Albert Gran as Martin Bascomb

Songs[]

"A Peach of a Pair" by George Marion Jr. (lyrics), Richard A. Whiting (music)
"It Must Be You" by Elwood Eliscu and Manning Sherwin (lyrics and music)
"Then I'll Have Time for You," "I Want to be Bad" and "Button Up Your Overcoat" by Lew Brown and B. G. DeSylva (lyrics), Ray Henderson (music)

Production[]

The film was shot in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. The extras who appear in golf course scenes had to be coached with regards to golf etiquette (when to applaud a strike, etc.). About two hundred extras were used for the climactic golf championship sequence.^[4]

Preservation[]

For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, but a print was found in the 1990s^{[citation needed]} and it was carefully restored and preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

References[]

^ Ben Sachs (July 1, 2015). "Northwest Chicago Film Society salutes the dawn of Technicolor with a racy musical about golf". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Follow Thru on Our New Season". Northwest Chicago Film Society. June 11, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Feature Films Preserved by UCLA". UCLA Film and Television Archive. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "Charles Rogers At State, Follow Thru". Reading Eagle. October 19, 1930. p. 16.

External links[]

Follow Thru at the American Film Institute Catalog
Follow Thru at IMDb
Follow Thru at the TCM Movie Database
Follow Thru at AllMovie

[1] Ben Sachs (July 1, 2015). "Northwest Chicago Film Society salutes the dawn of Technicolor with a racy musical about golf". Chicago Reader. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[2] "Follow Thru on Our New Season". Northwest Chicago Film Society. June 11, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[3] "Feature Films Preserved by UCLA". UCLA Film and Television Archive. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[4] "Charles Rogers At State, Follow Thru". Reading Eagle. October 19, 1930. p. 16.

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