SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS

STUDIO: Twentieth Century-Fox

RELEASED: 1944

STARS: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea,
Vivian Blaine

PRODUCER: Irving Star

DIRECTOR: Lewis Seiler

WRITERS: Robert Ellis, Frank Gabrielson, Helen
Logan (from play by Dorothy & Herbert Fields)

MUSIC: Cole Porter

LENGTH: 1 Hour and 25 Minutes

PLOT: Musical about an heiress (Blaine) whose
Southern plantation is used to house the wives of
soldiers.

NOTABLE: Judy Holliday has a small speaking role
(just 1 line) as a defense plant welder.

National Film Registry Nominations

Each year 25 films are added to the Library of Congress' National
Film Registry. All films that are selected are protected and
preserved for all-time under the National Film Preservation Act
of 1988. Currently "Adam's Rib" is the only Judy Holliday film
included in the registry. If you would like to nominate a Judy
Holliday film (and/or any of your favorite American movies) for
inclusion, send an e-mail to the Library of Congress. You can
read more about the National Film Registry and view a list of
the 375 films that have already been selected here.