Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch foreman Charles "Slim" Martin when he accuses her of lifting his wallet and ends up being hired as a maid for ranch owners Cliff and Sybil, who are attempting to mend their rocky marriage after Sybil's infidelity with a cowboy.
Acting
Ann Sothern's motor-mouth delivery invented a franchise.
Writing
Dialogue that walks the 1939 censorship tightrope brilliantly.
Costume
Maisie's threadbare glamour vs. Sybil's ranch-queen furs.
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Robert Young
Charles 'Slim' Martin
Ann Sothern
Maisie Ravier / Mary Anastasia O'Connor
Ruth Hussey
Sybil Ames
Ian Hunter
Clifford 'Cliff' Ames
Cliff Edwards
Shorty Miller, Ranch Hand
John Hubbard
Richard 'Ray' Raymond
Art Mix
'Red' Donnen
George Tobias
Rico
Richard Carle
Lawyer Roger Bannerman
Minor Watson
Prosecuting Attorney
Harlan Briggs
Deputy Sheriff Cal Hoskins
Paul Everton
Judge
Joseph Crehan
Defense Attorney Wilcox
Frank Puglia
Ernie
Willie Fung
Lee, the Ranch Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ann Sothern played Maisie in TEN films across 15 years, making it one of Hollywood's longest-running female-led franchises.
The Maisie films kept 'pre-code' spunk alive after the Hays Code tightened — her sexual agency and class commentary slipped through via comedy.
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