''Follow Thru'' is a 1930 American

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musical romantic comedy film photographed entirely in

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. It was the second all-color, all-talking feature to be produced by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

. The film was based on the hit 1929 Broadway musical of the same name by

Lew Brown Lew Brown (born Louis Brownstein; December 10, 1893 – February 5, 1958) was a lyricist for popular songs in the United States. During World War I and the Roaring Twenties, he wrote lyrics for several of the top Tin Pan Alley composers, espec ...

, B. G. DeSylva,

Ray Henderson Ray Henderson (born Raymond Brost; December 1, 1896 – December 31, 1970) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Buffalo, New York, Henderson moved to New York City and became a popular composer in Tin Pan Alley. He was one-third of ...

and Laurence Schwab. The musical ran a total of 401 performances from January 9, 1929, to December 21, 1929.

Jack Haley John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 193 ...

and

Zelma O'Neal Zelma O'Neal (May 29, 1903 – November 3, 1989) was an American actress, singer, and dancer in the 1920s and 1930s. She appeared on Broadway and in early sound films, including the Paramount Pictures films '' Paramount on Parade'' and '' ...

, who starred in the Broadway production, reprised their roles in the film version. The film is one of dozens of musicals made in 1929 and 1930 following the advent of sound, and it is one of several to feature color cinematography. Though many of these films have been lost or were destroyed by the original studios, the original camera negative of ''Follow Thru'' survives in its entirety and in excellent condition. It has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Plot

Cast

* Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Jerry Downes * Nancy Carroll as Lora Moore *

as Angie Howard *

as Jack Martin * Eugene Pallette as J.C. Effingham *

Thelma Todd Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress and businesswoman who carried the nicknames "The Ice Cream Blonde" and "Hot Toddy". Appearing in about 120 feature films and shorts between 1926 and 1935, she ...

as Mrs Van Horn * Claude King as Mac Moore * Kathryn Givney as Mrs Bascomb *Margaret Lee as Babs Bascomb *Don Tomkins as Dinty Moore *

Albert Gran Albert Gran (August 4, 1862 – December 16, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American stage and film actor. He is most associated with his appearance in drama and light comedy films. Biography Albert Gran was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the s ...

as Martin Bascomb

Songs

*"A Peach of a Pair" by George Marion Jr. (lyrics), Richard A. Whiting (music) *"It Must Be You" by Elwood Eliscu and Manning Sherwin (lyrics and music) *"Then I'll Have Time for You," "I Want to be Bad" and " Button Up Your Overcoat" by

and B. G. DeSylva (lyrics),

(music)

Production

The film was shot in

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and

Palm Springs Palm Springs (Cahuilla language, Cahuilla: ''Séc-he'') is a desert resort city in Riverside County, California, United States, within the Colorado Desert's Coachella Valley. The city covers approximately , making it the largest city in Rivers ...

. The extras who appear in golf course scenes had to be coached with regard to golf etiquette (when to applaud a strike, etc.). About two hundred extras were used for the climactic golf championship sequence.

Preservation

For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, but a print was found in the 1990s and it was carefully restored and preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

References

External links

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