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Something for the Boys

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Something for the Boys
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NR,1hr 25min
Genres:
Musical,Comedy
Released:
November 1, 1944
Director:
Lewis Seiler
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine  ...more
Synopsis: The Cole Porter Broadway musical Something for the Boys was brought to the screen by 20th Century Fox with three new non-Porter tunes thrown in. The dated libretto (by Herbert and Dorothy Fields) involves a crumbling Southern plantation which is converted into a home for servicemen's wives. Running the operation are three cousins: Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, and, from the South American branch of the family, Carmen Miranda. When money runs out, the threesome contrive to put on a fundraising show ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Something for the Boys is big on legs, short on story and somewhere in the middle on talent. Boys is another one of those "what were they thinking" musical adaptations in which the filmmakers took a Broadway show which was dependent totally upon its score and star for its appeal and then jettisoned both for the film version. Truth to tell, the screenplay isn't all that faithful to the not-terribly-memorable ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Carmen Miranda
Chiquita Hart
Michael O'Shea
Staff Sgt. Rocky Fulton
Vivian Blaine
Blossom Hart
Phil Silvers
Harry Hart
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