Something for the Boys (film)

Something for the Boys is a 1944 musical comedy Technicolor film. The movie starred Carmen Miranda. Supporting players included Michael OShea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan and Perry Como.

After cousins actress Blossom Hart Vivian Blaine, defense plant worker Chiquita Hart Carmen Miranda and inventor Harry Hart Phil Silvers each learn that they are heirs to a large plantation in Masonville, Georgia, they travel separately to Masonville, and in the office of lawyer Col. Jefferson L. Calhoun, meet for the first time. As they are all poor, they are thrilled by the inheritance, but when Calhoun takes them to Magnolia Manor, they discover that the once glorious plantation house is now a ruin. In addition, paying the plantations various property and inheritance taxes will put them deeply in debt. While the cousins are bemoaning their fate, Staff Sgt. Ronald Rocky Fulton Michael OShea, who was a wellknown orchestra leader before joining the military, arrives with some of his men, including Sgt. Laddie Green Perry Como. Rockie explains that the married service men of nearby Camp Dixon want to rent rooms in the manor for their wives, who have been unable to live close to their husbands due to a lack of available housing. The men pitch in and help the cousins fix up the manor, although Chiquita is continually bothered by the fact that she can pick up radio programs on the fillings in her teeth. Rocky, who has begun a romance with Blossom, suggests that they put on a musical show to raise funds for the renovations. On the day that The Old Southern Corn Revue is to open, Blossom is stunned by the arrival of Melanie Walker Sheila Ryan, a snobbish, rich woman, who Rocky is forced to admit is his fianc. Melanie, believing that Rocky has arranged for the manor to be let just for her, imperiously announces the changes she intends to make, and the infuriated Blossom refuses to speak to Rocky. Before the show, Rocky explains to a disapproving Chiquita that he loves only Blossom. The show is a big success, and the next morning, Chiquita advises Blossom to fight for Rocky if she loves him. The snooty Melanie ends up covered with eggs after she tries to work one of Harrys

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