Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet
original theatrical poster
Directed by	Mark Sandrich
Written by	Allan Scott Dwight Taylor Lew Lipton (add'l dialogue)
Based on	Shore Leave 1922 play by Hubert Osborne
Produced by	Pandro S. Berman
Starring	Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Betty Grable Randolph Scott
Cinematography	David Abel
Edited by	Henry Berman
Music by	Irving Berlin Max Steiner
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	February 20, 1936 (1936-02-20) (U.S.)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$747,000[1]
Box office	$2,727,000[1]

Follow the Fleet is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. Lucille Ball and Betty Grable also appear, in supporting roles. The film was directed by Mark Sandrich with script by Allan Scott and Dwight Taylor based on the 1922 play Shore Leave by Hubert Osborne.

Follow the Fleet was extremely successful^[2] at the box office, and during 1936, Astaire's recorded versions of "Let Yourself Go", "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket", and "Let's Face the Music and Dance" reached their highest positions^[3] of 3rd, 2nd, 3rd respectively in the US Hit Parade. Harriet Hilliard and Tony Martin made their screen debuts in this film. RKO borrowed Randolph Scott from Paramount and Astrid Allwyn from Fox for the production.^[4]