Follow Me, Boys!

A gentle, nostalgic small-town saga that ambles through decades of quiet kindness, offering warmth and a few honest tears without ever raising its voice.

Directed by

Norman Tokar

Genres

Drama, Family

Starring

Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish

Tagline

IT CAPTURES ALL...all the happiness and heartbreak of being America's #1 hometown hero.

Overview

Lem Siddons is part of a traveling band who has a dream of becoming a lawyer. Deciding to settle down, he finds a job as a stockboy in the general store of a small town. Trying to fit in, he volunteers to become scoutmaster of the newly formed Troop 1. Becoming more and more involved with the scout troop, he finds his plans to become a lawyer being put on the back burner, until he realizes that his life has been fulfilled helping the youth of the small town.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Found family, coming-of-age, family, friendship

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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