Something for the Girls

This Lonely Year

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Something for the Girls is a 1944 musical comedy film, rather than a radio series. Its story follows three showgirls who discover that a wartime factory’s female employees need a morale boost. They bring their theatrical talents to the factory, where the effort leads to romance and comic complications.

The film combines backstage-style musical entertainment with a light romantic plot. Its songs and dance numbers provide the showgirls’ answer to the factory’s everyday pressures, while the comedy comes from the contrast between theatrical glamour and industrial work.

This recording is identified with the episode title “This Lonely Year.”


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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