Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 16m

Follow the Leader

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Director
Norman Taurog
Cast
Ed Wynn as Cricket Ginger Rogers as Mary Brennan Stanley Smith as Jimmie Moore Lou Holtz as Sam Platz Lida Kane as Ma Brennan Ethel Merman as Helen King
Crew
Larry Williams — Director of Photography Sid Silvers — Screenplay Gertrude Purcell — Screenplay
Tagline

TODAY'S RADIO SENSATION in His FIRST All-Talking Feature!

Synopsis

A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.

Mood & Themes
restaurantwaiter
Key Collaborators
Norman Taurog Director Larry Williams Director of Photography Sid Silvers Screenplay Gertrude Purcell Screenplay
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