Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Screenplay by	Mary C. McCall Jr. ; Elizabeth Reinhardt
Story by	Elizabeth Reinhardt; Ethel Hill
Based on	characters created by Wilson Collison
Produced by	J. Walter Ruben
Starring	Ann Sothern ; Red Skelton ; Leo Gorcey
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Edited by	Frederick Y. Smith
Music by	Lennie Hayton
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	June 1942;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$424,000
Box office	$1 million

Last updated April 09, 2025

Maisie Gets Her Man is a 1942 American romance film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Ann Sothern and Red Skelton. It is the sixth of the ten-film Maisie series.^[2]

Plot

An unemployed showgirl meets an obnoxious comedian and when he has stage fright she gets him mixed up with a bootlegger/scammer.

Cast

Ann Sothern as Maisie Rivier
Red Skelton as Herbert P. 'Hap' Hixby
Leo Gorcey as Cecil
Allen Jenkins as Pappy Goodring
Donald Meek as Mr. Stickwell
Rags Ragland as Ears Cofflin
Lloyd Corrigan as Mr. Marshall J. Denningham
Walter Catlett as Jasper
Fritz Feld as Professor Orco

Reception

According to MGM records, the film earned $824,000 in the US and Canada and $188,000 elsewhere, making the studio a profit of $258,000.^[1]

References

1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
↑ "Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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[Mannix-1] 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "Maisie Gets Her Man (1942) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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v t e Maisie
Films	Maisie Congo Maisie Gold Rush Maisie Maisie Was a Lady Ringside Maisie Maisie Gets Her Man Swing Shift Maisie Maisie Goes to Reno Up Goes Maisie Undercover Maisie
Other	Ann Sothern (portrayer of Maisie) The Adventures of Maisie (radio series) Mary C. McCall Jr. (screenwriter or co-screenwriter for the first eight films)