About this release
Con artist Ed Wynn accidentally becomes the leader of a gang, and uses his influence to get Ginger Rogers a part in a Broadway show, in this uproarious pre-Code comedy. Wynn's first talkie, playing 'The Perfect Fool' role that made him famous.
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Disc 1
DVD
Follow the Leader (1930)
76 min
ComedyRomance
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.
Credits
Director
Norman Taurog
Writer
Gertrude Purcell
Sid Silvers
Cast
Ed Wynnas Cricket
Ginger Rogersas Mary Brennan
Stanley Smithas Jimmie Moore
Lou Holtzas Sam Platz
Lida Kaneas Ma Brennan
Ethel Mermanas Helen King
Bobby Watsonas George White
Donald Kirkeas R.C. Black
William Halliganas Bob Sterling
Holly Hallas Fritzie Devere
Cinematographer
Larry Williams
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 2, 2026