5.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Follow the Boys (1944)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.6
Overview
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's dominant themes of uncritical patriotism, national duty, and support for the military during wartime align with right-leaning values, even within the context of a broad national effort.
This 1944 musical comedy features traditional casting practices prevalent for its era, without explicit diversity-driven choices. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with its historical context and genre.
Secondary
As a morale-boosting film produced during World War II, the narrative subtly affirms general themes of faith and spiritual resilience. These themes, common in 1940s American cinema, align with Christian virtues as a source of comfort and strength for the nation and its soldiers.
The 1944 musical comedy 'Follow the Boys' centers on a heterosexual couple's experiences during WWII. The film's plot, characters, and themes do not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ representation, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1944 musical film is an original production featuring fictional characters. There is no pre-existing source material, prior installments, or historical figures from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
This 1944 film is an original musical production featuring many stars of the era, often playing themselves or original characters. There is no prior source material or historical figures whose race was altered for the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
5.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
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