Movie
Follow the Leader
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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Follow the Leader opened in theaters December 6, 1930. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Cast
Ed WynnCricket
Ginger RogersMary Brennan
Stanley SmithJimmie Moore
Lou HoltzSam Platz
Ethel MermanHelen King
Bobby WatsonGeorge White
Donald KirkeR.C. BlackCredits
- Directed by
- Norman Taurog
- Written by
- Gertrude Purcell, Sid Silvers
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Paramount PicturesUnited States