Follow the Leader

1h 16min

Comedy

Romance

A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.

Cast

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

Cricket
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Mary Brennan
Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith

Jimmie Moore
Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz

Sam Platz
Lida Kane

Lida Kane

Ma Brennan
Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Helen King
Bobby Watson

Bobby Watson

George White
Donald Kirke

Donald Kirke

R.C. Black
William Halligan

William Halligan

Bob Sterling
Holly Hall

Holly Hall

Fritzie Devere
Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Two-Gun Terry
Tammany Young

Tammany Young

Bull (uncredited)
Jack La Rue

Jack La Rue

Gangster (uncredited)
William Gargan

William Gargan

Gangster (uncredited)
William Black

William Black

(uncredited)
Dick Scott

Dick Scott

(uncredited)
Jules Epailly

Jules Epailly

Gaston Duval (uncredited)
Charles Henderson

Charles Henderson

(uncredited)

Release date

6th Dec 1930

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English