Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!

131 mins | Drama, Family | Dec. 1, 1966

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.

Follow Me, Boys!

131 mins | Drama, Family | Dec. 1, 1966

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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Walt Disney Productions
Original title Follow Me, Boys!
Directors Norman Tokar
Writers Louis Pelletier, MacKinlay Kantor

Cast

Fred MacMurray

as Lemuel Siddons

Vera Miles

as Vida Downey

Lillian Gish

as Hetty Seibert

Charles Ruggles

as John Everett Hughes

Elliott Reid

as Ralph Hastings

Kurt Russell

as Whitey

Luana Patten

as Nora White

Ken Murray

as Melody Murphy

Donald May

as Edward White, Jr.

Sean McClory

as Edward White, Sr.

Steve Franken

as P.O.W. Lieutenant

Parley Baer

as Mayor

William Reynolds

as Hoodoo Henderson - Man

Willis Bouchey

as Judge (uncredited)

Duane Chase

as Joe (uncredited)

Adam Williams

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

as Artie (uncredited)

Dean Moray

as Hoodoo Henderson (uncredited)

Tim McIntire

as Corporal (uncredited)