Maisie (1939)

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A showgirl stranded in a Wyoming town ends up being hired as a maid at a ranch.

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  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Maisie (1939)
  • Robert Young and Ann Sothern in Maisie (1939)
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31 August 2006 | mkilmer
I'm glad there are more "Maisie" movies.
Why did I like "Maisie"? It was not hilarious and the story seemed to try to feign plausibility. It trivialized a suicide, which is the one thing which bothered me about the film – but by trivializing it, they avoided dwelling on.

That being said, the situation was good and the acting was splendid. I adored Maisie (Ann Southern), liked Slim (Robert Young) as the character surpassed his initial single dimension, and had no time for Sybil (Ruth Hessy) or her paramour (John Hubbard).

The film worked because it is about Maisie in a situation. She is a good and decent person, bothered but not surprised that the world contains sharks and charlatans, and shameless women who marry for money. She'll judge everything personally, but she won't grandstand about it. She'll be put in any number of situations, and she knows how to survive and thrive in each of them.

Wonderful character actor George Tobias makes two excellent appearances in the film, towards the beginning and the end, as a sort of a con man. It was a nice touch.

I am looking forward to seeing the nine other films in the "Maisie" series.

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Trivia

This film's first telecast took place in Chicago Thursday 4 July 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2); it first aired in Minneapolis 4 August 1957 on KMGM (Channel 9), in Philadelphia 6 August 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Hartford CT 21 August 1957 on WHCT (Channel 18), in Honolulu 28 August 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in Phoenix 2 September 1957 on KPHO (Channel 5), in Norfolk VA 25 September 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Los Angeles 30 September 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), in Seattle 7 January 1958 on KING (Channel 5), in Tampa 22 January 1958 on WFLA (Channel 8), and in New York City 1 May 1958 on WCBS (Channel 2); Maisie finally landed in San Francisco 23 October 1958 on KGO (Channel 7).

Quotes

Maisie Ravier: I like him, and I don't lie to people I like.

Goofs

When Slim Martin shoots out the flames in the arcade, he fires one too many times. We hear the shots fired one by one, and we see the flames going out, one for each shot. Then the scene cuts away with just one flame left, but we hear two more rifle shots.

Soundtracks

Little Joe the Wrangler
Music by Friedrich Hollaender
Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Played on guitar by Cliff Edwards and on harmonica by Art Mix and sung by the ranch hands

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy | Drama

Details

Release Date:

22 June 1939

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

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