[2] 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.

As they are all poor, they are thrilled by the inheritance, but when lawyer Jefferson Calhoun takes them to Magnolia Manor, they discover that the formerly glorious plantation house is now in ruins.

On the day that the show is to open, Blossom is stunned by the arrival of Melanie Walker, a snobbish, rich woman whom Fulton is forced to admit is his fiancée.

After Harry learns that carborundum from the defense plant in causing Chiquita's dental fillings to receive radio programs, he decides to build an invention around the idea.

Writers Harry Segall, Marian Spitzer, Eddie Welch, Snag Werris, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt worked on various versions of the script.

The medley "Southland Routine," performed by Phil Silvers, includes excerpts from the songs "Southland" by Silvers, Harold Adamson, and Jimmy McHugh; "Dixie's Land" by Dan Emmett; "All Over God's Heaven," a traditional spiritual; "Shortnin' Bread," with lyrics by Jacques Wolfe; "Indian Dance" by Urban Theilman; and "Climin' Up Dem Golden Stairs" by Adamson and McHugh.

The movie is filled with beautiful women in Technicolor, with an abundance of blonde, brunette, and redheaded girls, all dressed in charming and well-fitted outfits, which is highlighted as the major appeal for the male audience.

The cast includes Phil Silvers, Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, and Michael O'Shea, and Crowther praises their performances.

The review suggests that the film is a visual and musical spectacle, with an excess of female beauties and vibrant dance numbers primarily aimed at a male audience, although there is something for everyone, including the girls.

Overall, Something for the Boys is described as a beautiful and overly colorful film, focused on pleasing the audience with plenty of music, humor, and visual charm.

The magazine notes that the film has some pleasant musical numbers, well-lit and with a Technicolor aesthetic, and highlights Phil Silvers' comic energy, which, while likable, is described as overly “silly” and somewhat imprecise.

[9] Dave Kehr's review in the Chicago Reader of Something for the Boys suggests that despite the promise of a Cole Porter soundtrack and a star-studded cast, including Carmen Miranda, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, and Perry Como, the film fails to be as entertaining as expected.