Follow the Sun Reviews

If you like golf, you'll enjoy this story of one of the game's great players, Ben Hogan (essayed here by Glenn Ford). If not, FOLLOW THE SUN is still a pleasant biography of a man who finds the inner strength to overcome a debilitating injury and courageously resume his career. After an impoverished Texas childhood, caddy champion Hogan joins the pro tour, accompanied by his always supportive wife, Valerie (Anne Baxter). Lean times give way to success, but just when Hogan's career is flying high, he is involved in a near-fatal automobile crash. The rest of the film deals with his recovery, culminating in his LA Open playoff battle with Sam Snead, who plays himself, as do golfing greats Cary Middlecoff and James Demaret. Legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice also has a role. Author Frederick Hazlitt Brennan adapted his own magazine article for the screenplay, showing great sensitivity, and Ford does a fine job in a revealing portrayal of Hogan.