follow the fleet and an rko production in 1936 and star fred astaire and ginger rogers in a complex romantic comedy . although fred astaire and ginger rogers have have many similar romantic movie together and rko help them to once again create a worth while storyline that incorporate relevant situation to society at the time it be make . the narrative of follow the fleet relies heavily on the use of layered story line between the two set of main character to create a satisfying romantic comedy . the general plot of the movie revolve around bake baker and a sailor in the u. s. navy play by fred astaire and and sherry martin and bake former love and dance partner who be now a singer and dancer play by ginger rogers . their story begin when bake be on the ship and his shipmate bilge smith find a photo of the two of them together and and bake reveals that the last time he saw her he have ask her to marry him and so bilge suggests that they try and meet up with her when they be on land and in hope that she might have a friend . the next major scene begin the second plot of the movie when connie martin and sherry sister and be refused entry into paradise where her sister work unless she be escort by a gentleman . she turn around to find bilge behind her with a bag full of beverage and so she play it off like she be wait on him and buy his entrance into paradise as well . connie then find sherry and tell her that she be depressed because she can not have the luck sherry do with men and so sherry suggest she get a makeover from her friend while she be perform on stage . connie get make over and and enter the ballroom once again and and approach bilge again and who be awestruck by the sight of her . this commence the second romantic storyline between bilge and connie . throughout the remainder of the movie the story and rise action be transition between alter comedic relief of the two couple trouble that create several mini rise and fall action within the overall plot . bake and sherry hit it off their first moment together a they compete in a dance competition and end up win it and remind them of the success and pleasure the two have when they be together . similarly and bilge be able to swoon connie through his romantic attempt of please her and and they retire to her house . this series of happy event be soon follow by unsettle measure that bring the rise action back down . bake left sherry the previous night to retire to the ship before midnight and and tell her that he would come for her in the morning . unfortunately the ship set course after the shipmate have return and upsetting sherry and leave her to think bake be still be a typical sailor look for a good time when he on land . the mood be again change a another subplot be enter into the film when a party of big shot be take a tour of the ship . this alternate storyline be use to create a buffer between the story of the two main relationship of the film and as well a help build confidence and fondness of bake overall good intention . the party be interrupt by the oblivious music play come from bake and his companion when they miss the sounding to report on deck for the company . the lady be intrigue and ask to hear them play and and bake gladly begin to entertain them with some dancing and which ultimately help brighten the mood of the film and as well a bring happiness to the sailor . after return to the couple intertwined story and sherry be try to prove to bake that she do not need his help with land a job . unfortunately bake be unaware that she be audition and and go to put in a good word for sherry when he overhear his friend at the studio talk about the remarkable lady audition . bake take it upon himself to help sherry out by tamper with her water and make her unable to sing correctly and destroy her audition . in addition to bake mistake and connie spend all of her money to repair a ship that she be hop bilge would take over as captain . she have also plan a remarkable dinner date for him when he be suppose to come over and but bilge be aware of her intention and hope of soon marry and be no longer interested and so he stand her up . the remainder of the movie continue in the same format of mini rising and fall action until the climactic point be reach between the two couple and end the movie with the happiness of both couple . the use of the alter story help to build interest and emotion within each couple a they deal with both happiness and pain through each of their struggle . the intertwining story be also able to relate with one another and as well a incorporate other unrelated subplots to help carry the narrative through to the concluding scene . although fred astaire and ginger rogers have countless film together that incorporate romance and comedy and song and and dance and follow the fleet be a unique film for the two actor that successfully use the technique of subplots to aid the narrative between the two main character .