Summary
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 getting engaged to Maisie's conniving roommate Iris, doesn't realize she's using him and it's up to Maisie to convince him.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.2
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1943
October 1, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 56 more73 people
- Ann SothernMaisie Ravier
- James CraigBrian 'Breezy' McLaughlin
- Jean RogersIris Reed
- Connie GilchristMaw Lustvogel
- John QualenHoratio Curley
- Kay MedfordAnn Wilson
- Harry WiereHarry Smith / Schmidt
- Herbert WiereHerbert Smith / Schmidt
Sylvester WiereSylvester Smith / Schmidt
Jacqueline WhiteGrace
Betty JaynesRuth
Frederick BradyJudd Evans
Marta LindenEmmy Lou Grogan- CTCelia TraversHelen Johnson
Donald CurtisJoe Peterson
Pierre WatkinJudge
Lillian YarboMyrtlee
Pamela BlakeBillie
Karin BoothLouise- MAMargaret AddenElevator Girl (Uncredited)
- EAErnie AlexanderDopey Caller (Uncredited)
- ABArthur BelascoFat Man in Cafe (Uncredited)
Billy BletcherWorkman (Uncredited)
Charles D. BrownCurtis Glenby (Uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Norman Z. McLeod Director
- Dolph Zimmer Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Robert Halff Writer
- Mary C. McCall, Jr. Writer
- Wilson Collison Characters
Production · 1
- George Haight Producer
Camera · 1
- Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Elmo Veron Editor
Sound · 6
- Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
- Lennie Hayton Original Music Composer
- Douglas Shearer Sound Director
- Wilhelm W. Brockway Sound
- Wally Heglin Orchestrator
- Herbert Taylor Orchestrator
Art · 4
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Howard Campbell Art Direction
- Glen Barner Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Irene Costume Supervisor
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- Maisie (1939)
GoodWatch score 57Film 1
- Congo Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 53Film 2
- Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
GoodWatch score 65Film 3
- Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
GoodWatch score 68Film 4
- Ringside Maisie (1941)
GoodWatch score 51Film 5
- Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65Film 6
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
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- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
GoodWatch score 64Film 8
- Up Goes Maisie (1946)
GoodWatch score 65Film 9
- Undercover Maisie (1947)
GoodWatch score 71Film 10
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