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  • Follow the Leader (1944)
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    65 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Follow the Leader (1944)
Approved
65 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Muggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on furlough; actually, Muggs has been honorably discharged with a physical defect, but he tells no one of this. Danny, another East Side kid, is in ...See moreMuggs and Glimpy, two East Side Kids in the army, return to their neighborhood, supposedly on furlough; actually, Muggs has been honorably discharged with a physical defect, but he tells no one of this. Danny, another East Side kid, is in jail because a large amount of medical supplies have been stolen from the warehouse where he works. Muggs see Spider, a new member of the gang, flashing a large amount of money around, and Muggs shrewdly turns toughie, boasting that he has a dishonorable discharge because of thievery. This leads Spider to confide in Muggs that he is the one who has been aiding in the theft of supplies from the warehouse, and he gets paid for the loot by Larry, operator of a nightclub where Muggs' sister, Milly, is an entertainer. Fingers, a henchman for Larry, kills Spider when he learns that Muggs has been let in on the operation. The police then suspect Muggs of killing Spider. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Ande Lamb (original story "East of the Bowery") | William Beaudine (screenplay) (as William X. Crowley) | Beryl Sachs (screenplay)
Producers
Cinematographer
Marcel Le Picard (photographed by)
Editor
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Release date
Jun 3, 1944 (United States)

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Cast

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Leo Gorcey
Muggs McGinnis Muggs McGinnis   See fewer
Huntz Hall
Glimpy Freedhoff Glimpy Freedhoff   See fewer
Gabriel Dell
W.W. 'Fingers' Belmont W.W. 'Fingers' Belmont   See fewer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Spider O'Brien (as Billy Benedict) Spider O'Brien (as Billy Benedict)   See fewer
David Durand
Danny (as Dave Durand) Danny (as Dave Durand)   See fewer
Buddy Gorman
James Aloysius 'Skinny' Bogerty (as Bud Gorman) James Aloysius 'Skinny' Bogerty (as Bud Gorman)   See fewer
Bryant Washburn
Colonel Colonel   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Clancy, Policeman Clancy, Policeman   See fewer
Joan Marsh
Milly McGinnis Milly McGinnis   See fewer
Gene Austin
Singer Gene Austin Singer Gene Austin   See fewer
Doris Sherrell
Club Entertainer (as Sherrill Sisters) Club Entertainer (as Sherrill Sisters)   See fewer
Grace Sherrell
Club Entertainer (as Sherrill Sisters) Club Entertainer (as Sherrill Sisters)   See fewer
Bernard Gorcey
Ginsberg (uncredited) Ginsberg (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Gordon
Mrs. McGinnis (uncredited) Mrs. McGinnis (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Morrison
Scruno in Dream (uncredited) Scruno in Dream (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Windsor
Native Girl in Dream (uncredited) Native Girl in Dream (uncredited)   See fewer
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