Something for the Boys

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Summary:
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,... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Carmen Miranda - (Chiquita Hart)
Michael O'Shea - (Staff Sgt. Rocky Fulton)
Vivian Blaine - (Blossom Hart)
Phil Silvers - (Harry Hart)
Perry Como - (Sgt. Laddie Green)
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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, th... Continue >>
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