Product Details

• Actors: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating
• Directors: Sidney Lanfield
• Writers: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
• Producers: Samuel G. Engel
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: June 6, 1995
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303082874
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,477 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Few Movies About Golf, October 25, 2002

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J. Reynolds (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a good biopic about golf immortal Ben Hogan, master of the repetitive swing and accurate beyond belief. It reflects the dramatic standards of 1951, however, and you just have to know that Ben and wife Valerie CRINGED when they saw some of the onscreen exchanges between Glen Ford and Anne Baxter.

Hogan himself hit the golf shots for this film, and you can easily see how masterful he was. The Beatles later wrote a theme song for "Follow the Sun," but there was never enough demand to substantiate a re-release of the movie updated with that musical addition.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Follow the Sun, January 15, 2000

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Bill Conrad (Modesto, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It has been many years since watching Follow the Sun. This is a motivational movie for any young golfer to watch. It is about faith and persistance.

As a young man this picture had a major influence on my life. When it is available for sale again, I will be the first to buy a copy.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic B&W Hogan, May 1, 2001

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Follow the Sun: The Ben Hogan Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hogan is such a mysterious man. Ford tells an adequate job of portraying him, aloof and intense, always polite and maticulously dressed.

The coverage of the accident and rehab is great. Thought maybe the opening of the caddie segment of his life could have been done with little more "up close and personal touch," since this seemed to affect Ben so much.

Sampson's book "Hogan" provides a worthy reference to read along with this video. Heard that there was to be a new attempt at Hogan's story with Kevin Kostner playing Ben.

Neat to have one narrated by Crenshaw or Kris Tschetter and those who actually knew the guy (for sure, Venturi!) Done right, could be great!