Follow Thru (film)
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Zelma O'Neal sings "I Want to Be Bad"
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| Directed by | Laurence Schwab Lloyd Corrigan |
| Produced by | Laurence Schwab Frank Mandel |
| Screenplay by | Laurence Schwab Lloyd Corrigan |
| Based on |
Follow Thru (1929 Broadway musical) by Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson and Laurence Schwab |
| Starring |
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Nancy Carroll Zelma O'Neal Jack Haley Eugene Pallette Thelma Todd |
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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 | Henry W. Gerrard Charles P. Boyle (Technicolor) |
| Edited by | Alyson Shaffer |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Follow Thru is a 1930 American pre-Code musical romantic 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 Lew Brown, B. G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson 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.
The film is one of dozens of musicals made in 1929 and 1930 following the advent of sound, and one of several to feature color cinematography. However, many of these films have been lost or destroyed by the original studios. The "original camera negative" of Follow Thru survives in its entirety and in excellent condition. It has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
The film was shot in Los Angeles. The extras who appear in golf course scenes had to be coached with regards to golf etiquette (when to applaud a strike, etc.). About two hundred extras were used for the climactic golf championship sequence.
For a long time, the film was believed to be lost, but a print was found in the 1990s and it was carefully restored and preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
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