"Follow The Fleet"

I love musicals.

Musicals have always been a favorite classic movie genre of mine. They are great to watch with the family, or just when you need to relax for a couple carefree hours. Many of my favorite movie musicals feature Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, an amazing dancing duo. The general movie plots could be very similar to each other when these two were paired together, but their dancing sequences were always unique and fun to watch. Recently, I got a chance to see the film Follow the Fleet, featuring both Rogers and Astaire.

It's a cute romance story from 1936 about two sisters and the naval sailors they love. The sailor Astaire plays is known as Bake. Bake is in love with Sherry (played by Rogers), but mistakenly keeps messing up her career opportunities. This becomes quite comical. Sherry's sister, Connie, is in love with another sailor known as Bilge. Unfortunately, Bilge loses interest in Connie when she mentions marriage, and he starts falling for another girl. A disappointed Connie is planning to put on a show and use the ticket money from the show to return home. Will Bilge realize how much Connie loves him? Will Connie and Bilge end up together?... I won't tell in hopes that you see this movie for yourself! It's not one to miss!

In the mean time, here's a nice clip from the film that shows off the immense talent of Astaire and Rogers. I hope you'll enjoy this sequence as much as I do! If you do, you'll probably find yourself cheering along throughout!