Follow Me, Boys! 57 years old

IT CAPTURES ALL...all the happiness and heartbreak of being America's #1 hometown hero.

Follow Me, Boys!

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.

Credits

Follow Me, Boys! Cast

Name Character
Kurt Russell He was 15, now 73 years old as Whitey
Willis Bouchey He was 59, 70 years old when he died as Judge (uncredited)
Luana Patten She was 28, 57 years old when she died as Nora White
Lillian Gish She was 73, 99 years old when she died as Hetty Seibert
Fred MacMurray He was 58, 83 years old when he died as Lemuel Siddons
Vera Miles She was 36, now 93 years old as Vida Downey
Parley Baer He was 52, 88 years old when he died as Mayor
Elliott Reid He was 46, 93 years old when he died as Ralph Hastings
John Larroquette He was 19, now 76 years old as Army Soldier in War Games (uncredited)
Steve Franken He was 34, 80 years old when he died as P.O.W. Lieutenant
Sean McClory He was 42, 79 years old when he died as Edward White, Sr.
Adam Williams He was 44, 84 years old when he died as Sergeant (uncredited)
Dean Moray He was 13, now 71 years old as Hoodoo Henderson (uncredited)
William Reynolds He was 56, 87 years old when he died as Hoodoo Henderson - Man
Ken Murray He was 63, 85 years old when he died as Melody Murphy
Charles Ruggles He was 77, 81 years old when he died as John Everett Hughes
Robert Williams He was 72, 37 years old when he died as Artie (uncredited)

Follow Me, Boys! Crew

Name Department
Norman Tokar as Director. He was 47 (59) years old when He died Directing
MacKinlay Kantor as Novel. He was 62 (73) years old when He died Writing
Elias Disney as Producer. He was 107 (82) years old when He died Production
Follow Me, Boys! poster
Follow Me, Boys! (57 years)

IT CAPTURES ALL...all the happiness and heartbreak of being America's #1 hometown hero.

  • Release day: Thursday, December 01, 1966
  • Runtime: 131 minutes