Follow the Band

"Laugh Stars! Song Stars! Swing Stars!"

Oct 12 1944 Approved 1h 1m
Comedy, Music

A farmer from Vermont travels to New York and becomes a successful singer in a nightclub.

Plot

Marvin Howe (Eddie Quillan), a hired-hand on a dairy farm owned by Pop Turnbull (Samuel S. Hinds), devotes more time to playing his trombone than he spends on milking.. When Marvin and Pop's daughter, Juanita (Anne Rooney), announce their engagement, Tate Winters (Robert Mitchum), Marvin's rival, persuades Marvin to go to New York City on a "fool's errand'"; Mervin is instructed to get Pop a membership in the Dairymen's Association. where Pop has been refused many times because he raises goats not cattle. Marvin ends up playing with a music band and meets Dolly O'Brien (Mary Beth Hughes.) Complications quickly arise and Juanita returns Marvin's ring.

Written by

Harry Leon Wilson, Dorothy Bennett, Richard English

Directed by

Jean Yarbrough

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
50
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA