Follow Me, Boys!

Follow Me, Boys!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Norman Tokar
Screenplay by	Louis Pelletier
Based on	God and My Country 1954 novel by MacKinlay Kantor
Produced by	Walt Disney Winston Hibler
Starring	Fred MacMurray Vera Miles Lillian Gish Charles Ruggles Elliott Reid Kurt Russell Luana Patten Ken Murray
Cinematography	Clifford Stine
Edited by	Robert Stafford
Music by	George Bruns Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Buena Vista Distribution
Release date	December 1, 1966 (1966-12-01)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$16,207,116[1]

Follow Me, Boys! is a 1966 American drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel God and My Country by MacKinlay Kantor and was the final film released by Walt Disney Productions in Walt Disney's lifetime, with Disney dying exactly two weeks after the film's premiere. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish, Charles Ruggles and Kurt Russell, and is co-produced by Walt Disney and Winston Hibler, directed by Norman Tokar and written by Louis Pelletier. It is one of the few films featuring the Boy Scouts of America and is Disney's paean to the Boy Scouts. The title song "Follow Me, Boys!" was written by studio favorites Robert and Richard Sherman. After the film's production, the Boy Scouts of America considered using the song as their anthem, but efforts toward the end were dropped. The Boys' Life magazine included a teaser article of the film.^[2] Follow Me, Boys! was the first of ten Disney films in which Russell appeared over the next ten years. A DVD version was released on February 3, 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, although it is in 4:3 pan and scan format, not the original 1.66:1 wide screen aspect ratio.