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1940 film by H. C. Potter

Congo Maisie
Film poster
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	January 19, 1940 (1940-01-19)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

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

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

External links

Congo Maisie at IMDb
Congo Maisie at AllMovie
Congo Maisie at the TCM Movie Database
Congo Maisie at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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)

v t e Films directed by H. C. Potter
Beloved Enemy (1936) Wings over Honolulu (1937) Romance in the Dark (1938) The Shopworn Angel (1938) The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) Blackmail (1939) Congo Maisie (1940) Second Chorus (1940) Hellzapoppin' (1941) Mr. Lucky (1943) The Farmer's Daughter (1947) A Likely Story (1947) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) The Time of Your Life (1948) The Miniver Story (1950) Three for the Show (1955) Top Secret Affair (1957)

Films directed by H. C. Potter

Beloved Enemy (1936)
Wings over Honolulu (1937)
Romance in the Dark (1938)
The Shopworn Angel (1938)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Blackmail (1939)
Congo Maisie (1940)
Second Chorus (1940)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
A Likely Story (1947)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
The Time of Your Life (1948)
The Miniver Story (1950)
Three for the Show (1955)
Top Secret Affair (1957)

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