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Maisie Gets Her Man

1942 · 85 min

A brisk, chipper old-Hollywood comedy romp where wisecracking charm and mild scrapes keep things light and breezy.

Tagline
Roar with Red Skelton in the funniest Maisie hit of all!
Overview
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • crime
  • justice
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Written by
Mary C. McCall, Jr., Elizabeth Reinhardt
Starring
Ann Sothern, Red Skelton, Leo Gorcey, Allen Jenkins, Donald Meek, Lloyd Corrigan, Walter Catlett, Willie Best
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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