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Swing Shift Maisie

  • 19431943
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
365
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POPULARITY
107,242
34,408
Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
ActionAdventureComedy
Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and g... Read allStreet-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it... Read allStreet-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in love with handsome pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin. Breezy, however, falling in love with and getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it's up to Maisie to convince him.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
365
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
107,242
34,408
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    • Director
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Mary C. McCall Jr.(original screenplay)
      • Robert Halff(original screenplay)
      • Wilson Collison(based on character created by)
    • Stars
      • Ann Sothern
      • James Craig
      • Jean Rogers
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Mary C. McCall Jr.(original screenplay)
      • Robert Halff(original screenplay)
      • Wilson Collison(based on character created by)
    • Stars
      • Ann Sothern
      • James Craig
      • Jean Rogers
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    • 10User reviews
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    Frederick Brady and Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
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    Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
    James Craig and Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
    James Craig, Jean Rogers, and Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
    James Craig, Jean Rogers, and Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
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    James Craig and Ann Sothern in Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
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    Ann Sothern
    Ann Sothern
    • Maisie Ravier
    James Craig
    James Craig
    • 'Breezy' McLaughlin
    Jean Rogers
    Jean Rogers
    • Iris Reed
    Connie Gilchrist
    Connie Gilchrist
    • Maw Lustvogel
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Horatio Curley
    Kay Medford
    Kay Medford
    • Ann Wilson
    Harry Wiere
    • Harry Schmitt
    Herbert Wiere
    • Herbert Schmitt
    Sylvester Wiere
    • Sylvester Schmitt
    Jacqueline White
    Jacqueline White
    • Grace
    Betty Jaynes
    Betty Jaynes
    • Ruth
    Frederick Brady
    Frederick Brady
    • Judd Evans
    • (as Fred Brady)
    Marta Linden
    Marta Linden
    • Emmy Lou Grogan
    Celia Travers
    • Helen Johnson
    Donald Curtis
    Donald Curtis
    • Joe Peterson
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Judge
    Lillian Yarbo
    Lillian Yarbo
    • Myrtlee
    Pamela Blake
    Pamela Blake
    • Billie
    • Director
      • Norman Z. McLeod
    • Writers
      • Mary C. McCall Jr.(original screenplay)
      • Robert Halff(original screenplay)
      • Wilson Collison(based on character created by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      First full length feature film of John Hodiak.
    • Quotes

      Fred - Blind Date: [about Iris] A genuine 4-F would waste his time on 'her,' Phooey!

    • Crazy credits
      Closing Credit: "Butch" the dog holds in his mouth a card that says THE END.
    • Connections
      Followed by Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
    • Soundtracks
      There's a Girl Behind the Boy Behind the Gun
      (uncredited)

      Music by Lennie Hayton

      Lyrics by Mary C. McCall Jr.

      Sung by Ann Sothern and chorus

    User reviews10

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Maisie & Breezy & Iris & Judd
    Once again Maisie is out of a job. This time due to a test pilot named Breezy (James Craig, the poor man's Clark Gable). Of course, because she has crappy taste in men, Maisie falls for him. He gets her a job at a defense plant and a room at a boardinghouse, where she befriends a conniving woman named Iris (radiant Jean Rogers). Soon Iris is working at the plant as well and steals Breezy from Maisie. It gets even messier from there but you get the general idea.

    This is a strange entry in the Maisie series, mainly due to the weird combination of the wartime elements and the love triangle with the traitorous friend. But still it's entertaining. Ann Sothern is as adorable and sympathetic as ever. Jean Rogers is positively gorgeous. The camera is in love with her. In every shot she seems to glow. Too bad her character is such a bitch. Some of the highlights in this one include Maisie swishing her way through the factory and turning heads, Iris being thrown around by Maisie's acrobat friends and getting her hair caught in machinery, and pretty much every scene involving a character named Judd ("Hello, curvaceous"). It's an enjoyable enough movie, even if it meanders a bit and the ending stinks.
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    • May 10, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Girl in Overalls
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Central Airport, Glendale, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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