Follow Thru (1930)
Zelma O'Neal sings "I Want to Be Bad" in Follow Thru
Directed by	Lloyd Corrigan and Laurence Schwab.
Produced by	Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab.
Written by	Lloyd Corrigan based on the play by Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab
Starring	Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Nancy Carroll Zelma O'Neal Jack Haley Eugene Pallette Thelma Todd Claude King George Olsen
Music by	Lew Brown Buddy G. DeSylva Ray Henderson George Marion Jr. Richard A. Whiting Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Ed Eliscu Manning Sherwin Vernon Duke Irving Berlin.
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle Henry W. Gerrard (Technicolor)
Editing by	Alyson Shaffer
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	September 27, 1930
Running time	92 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

For the 1929 Broadway musical see Follow Thru (musical).

Follow Thru (1930) is a musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was the second all-color all-talking feature to be produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the popular 1929 Broadway play of the same name by Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab. The play ran from January 9, 1929 to December 21, 1929; running for 401 performances. Jack Haley and Zelma O'Neal, who starred in the original musical play, reprised their roles for the film version.

Contents 1 Trivia 2 Songs 3 Preservation 4 External links

[edit] Trivia

• George Olsen and his orchestra played the music for the film and are seen on screen in a cameo appearance during the costume party sequence.
• Virginia Bruce and Frances Dee appear as chorus girls during a locker-room number.

[edit] Songs

• "Button Up Your Overcoat"
• "You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would You?"
• "I Want to Be Bad"
• "I'm Hard to Please"
• "A Peach of a Pair"
• "It Must Be You"

[edit] Preservation

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

[edit] External links

• Follow Thru (1930) at the Internet Movie Database

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