{"id":28650,"date":"2012-11-26T11:37:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T18:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28650"},"modified":"2020-12-17T22:44:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T05:44:19","slug":"follow-the-fleet-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28650","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Fleet (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Gosh, you&#8217;re glad to see me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster-95x128.jpg 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Poster.jpg 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA sailor (Fred Astaire) on leave visits his former dance partner (Ginger Rogers) in hopes of rekindling their romance; meanwhile, his shipmate (Randolph Scott) falls for Rogers&#8217; sister (Harriet Hilliard), but is scared away by her desire for marriage.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dancers<\/li>\n<li>Fred Astaire Films<\/li>\n<li>Ginger Rogers Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Winning Him\/Her Back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary accurately points out that the &#8220;hackneyed&#8221; subplot between Hilliard and Scott in this fifth Astaire-and-Rogers musical &#8212; an adaptation of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hubert_Osborne\">Hubert Osborne&#8217;s<\/a> 1922 play <em>Shore Leave<\/em> &#8212; &#8220;slows down the film and [unfortunately] becomes more important than the Astaire-Rogers romance&#8221;. With that said, the fact that Irving Berlin &#8220;contributed seven songs&#8221; to the soundtrack &#8212; including &#8220;We Saw the Sea&#8221;, &#8220;Let Yourself Go&#8221;, and &#8220;I&#8217;d Rather Lead a Band&#8221; &#8212; nearly makes up for the boring and predictable storyline. As Peary notes, the film&#8217;s &#8220;highlight&#8221; may be the &#8220;most <em>playful<\/em> number in the series,&#8221; when Astaire and Rogers dance to &#8220;I&#8217;m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket&#8221;, &#8220;during which Rogers intentionally dances out of synch with Astaire, as if she were a little girl&#8230; who imaginatively finds silly things to do with her feet and body each time they begin a new series of steps&#8221; &#8212; it&#8217;s a true delight to watch. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Let-Yourself-Go.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Let-Yourself-Go.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Let-Yourself-Go.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Let-Yourself-Go-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Let-Yourself-Go-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the &#8220;plot has been criticized for making Astaire and Rogers into the comedy team&#8221;, I agree with Peary that this is &#8220;okay for a change because they&#8217;re funny&#8221; &#8212; at least up until the unexpectedly somber final number, Berlin&#8217;s &#8220;Let&#8217;s Face the Music and Dance&#8221;, which takes the characters completely out of their storyline but remains an &#8220;elegant and romantic&#8221; finale. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Lets-Face-the-Music.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Lets-Face-the-Music.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Lets-Face-the-Music.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Lets-Face-the-Music-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Lets-Face-the-Music-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine dancing and\/or singing by Rogers and Astaire, to numerous classic tunes by Irving Berlin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-We-Saw-the-Sea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-We-Saw-the-Sea.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-We-Saw-the-Sea.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-We-Saw-the-Sea-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-We-Saw-the-Sea-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Dance-Competition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Dance-Competition.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Dance-Competition.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Dance-Competition-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Dance-Competition-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Id-Rather-Lead-a-Band.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Id-Rather-Lead-a-Band.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Id-Rather-Lead-a-Band.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Id-Rather-Lead-a-Band-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Follow-the-Fleet-Id-Rather-Lead-a-Band-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s definitely worth a look simply for the dancing and songs, and is must-see for any Astaire\/Rogers fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0027630\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1936\/02\/21\/archives\/follow-the-fleet-the-seasons-best-musical-comedy-opens-at-the-radio.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/follow-the-fleet\/review\/115035\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/film\/review\/follow-the-fleet\/1643\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2785\/follow-the-fleet#articles-reviews?articleId=24019\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/follow-the-fleet\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Gosh, you&#8217;re glad to see me.&#8221; Synopsis: A sailor (Fred Astaire) on leave visits his former dance partner (Ginger Rogers) in hopes of rekindling their romance; meanwhile, his shipmate (Randolph Scott) falls for Rogers&#8217; sister (Harriet Hilliard), but is scared away by her desire for marriage. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Dancers Fred Astaire Films Ginger Rogers Films Musicals Romance Sailors Winning Him\/Her Back Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary accurately points out that the &#8220;hackneyed&#8221; subplot between Hilliard and Scott&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28650\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28650"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58349,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28650\/revisions\/58349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}