---
title: 'Follow That Dream (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Douglas'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 109
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/follow-that-dream-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055992/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Follow That Dream (1962)

1962 · 109 min · Drama, Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Follow That Dream is a 1962 American musical comedy film made by Mirisch Productions and starring Elvis Presley. The film was based on the 1959 novel Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard P. Powell. Producer Walter Mirisch liked the film's song "Follow That Dream" and retitled the picture accordingly. The film reached #5 on the Variety weekly Box Office Survey, staying on the chart for three weeks, and finishing at #33 on the year-end list of the top-grossing movies of 1962.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-douglas)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lederer), [Richard P. Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-p-powell)
- **Producer:** [Charles Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lederer), [Richard P. Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-p-powell), [David Weisbart](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weisbart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Hans J. Salter](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-j-salter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)
- **Editor:** [William B. Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-b-murphy)

## Cast

- [Arthur O'Connell](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-o-connell)
- [Roland Winters](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-winters)
- [Herbert Rudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rudley)
- [Elvis Presley](https://cinepixo.com/people/elvis-presley)
- [Alan Hewitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hewitt)
- [Robert Carricart](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carricart)
- [Jack Kruschen](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-kruschen)
- [Joanna Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-moore)
- [Simon Oakland](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-oakland)
- [Anne Helm](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-helm)
- [Frank de Kova](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-kova)

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