Congo Maisie is a 1940 comedy-drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Ann Sothern for the second time in the ten film Maisie series as showgirl Maisie Ravier.
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| Directed by | H. C. Potter |
| Written by | Mary C. McCall Jr. |
| Based on | Congo Landing 1934 novel by Wilson Collison |
| Produced by | J. Walter Ruben |
| Starring | Ann Sothern John Carroll |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Fredrick Y. Smith |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Maisie hides aboard a West African steamer after she discovers that she cannot pay her hotel tab. She needs to get to Lagos but the boat takes her upriver instead. She winds up in a hospital on a rubber plantation, which she must save from a native attack.
Cast
edit- Ann Sothern as Maisie Ravier
- John Carroll as Dr. Michael Shane
- Rita Johnson as Kay McWade
- Shepperd Strudwick as Dr. John 'Jock' McWade
- J.M. Kerrigan as Captain Finch
- E.E. Clive as Horace Snell
- Everett Brown as Jallah
- Tom Fadden as Nelson
- Lionel Pape as British Consul
- Nathan Curry as Luemba
- Leonard Mudie as Farley
- Martin Wilkins as Zia
- Ernest Whitman as Varnai
- William Broadus as Third Witch Doctor (uncredited)
- Buddy Harris as Second Witch Doctor (uncredited)
- Darby Jones as First Witch Doctor (uncredited)
References
editExternal links
edit- Congo Maisie at IMDb
- Congo Maisie at AllMovie
- Congo Maisie at the TCM Movie Database
- Congo Maisie at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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