Something for the Boys (film)
| Something for the Boys | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Written by | Herbert Fields Dorothy Fields |
| Screenplay by | Robert Ellis Helen Logan Frank Gabrielson |
| Based on | Something for the Boys 1943 musical by Herbert Fields Dorothy Fields Cole Porter |
| Produced by | Irving Starr |
| Starring | Carmen Miranda Michael O'Shea Vivian Blaine Phil Silvers Sheila Ryan Perry Como Glenn Langan |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Music by | Leigh Harline Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,250,000 |
Something for the Boys is a 1944 musical comedy film directed by Lewis Seiler. It stars Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan and Perry Como.
The screenplay, based on a Broadway musical with songs by Cole Porter, follows three cousins who, during World War II, inherit a mansion. Chiquita Hart (Carmen Miranda), Harry (Phil Silvers), and Blossom (Vivian Blaine) decide to turn the place into a guesthouse for military wives, combining service with artistic performances.
Actress Judy Holliday, who would go on to win an Oscar for Best Actress six years later for Born Yesterday (1950), makes a brief appearance with just one line of dialogue.