IT CAPTURES ALL...all the happiness and heartbreak of being America's #1 hometown hero.
Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more and more involved with the scout troop, he finds his plans to become a lawyer being put on the back burner, until he realizes that his life has been fulfilled helping the youth of the small town.
- 6.6
- 1966
- Released
- 2h 11m
Fred MacMurray
Lemuel Siddons
Vera Miles
Vida Downey
Lillian Gish
Hetty Seibert
Charles Ruggles
John Everett Hughes
Elliott Reid
Ralph Hastings
Kurt Russell
Whitey
Luana Patten
Nora White
Ken Murray
Melody Murphy
Donald May
Edward White, Jr.
Sean McClory
Edward White, Sr.
Steve Franken
P.O.W. Lieutenant
Parley Baer
Mayor
William Reynolds
Hoodoo Henderson - Man
Willis Bouchey
Judge (uncredited)
Duane Chase
Joe (uncredited)
Adam Williams
Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Artie (uncredited)
Dean Moray
Hoodoo Henderson (uncredited)
Tim McIntire
Corporal (uncredited)
Released
en
- #small town
- #boy scouts
- #scoutmaster
Reviews
Almost great. The first 70-90 minutes of <em>'Follow Me, Boys!'</em> is excellent, it's serious yet amusing. I felt connected to the characters and their storyline. Unfortunately, the film then adds on a pointless if solid extra 40-60 minutes. It kinda feels like one of those TV episodes into one film things, which is annoying as it doesn't need to do it. Fred MacMurray is terrific as Lem, e