Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.Brooklyn showgirl Maisie gets stranded in the African jungle with a romantic doctor.
William Broadus
- Third Witch Doctor
- (uncredited)
Tom Farrell
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Joel Fluellen
- Native
- (uncredited)
Buddy Harris
- Second Witch Doctor
- (uncredited)
Darby Jones
- First Witch Doctor
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis film is based on the 1934 novel "Congo Landing" by Wilson Collison and is not a remake of Red Dust (1932). Although the two films are similar, and promotional material for Congo Maisie compared them, Red Dust was based on the 1928 play of the same name, also by Collison. The play was adapted in a second version as Mogambo (1953) with the setting changed from Indochina to Africa.
- GoofsWhen Dr. Shane is trying to hold off the natives at the end, Maisie comes out and does some magic tricks - a color-changing scarf, and cards appearing from nowhere. Dr. Shane tells her to do more, and she says that's all she has. Yet earlier, she was doing a trick with a disappearing ball. And later she comes out doing a water trick.
- Quotes
Dr. Michael Shane: Little girls that listen at keyholes don't go to heaven.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
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Loved the showgirl routine
The Quick Pitch: Maisie finds herself stranded in an African jungle. If that's not bad enough, Maisie will have to use all her skills as a showgirl to deal with the local witchdoctors.
Watching Congo Maisie can be a bit jarring at first as there is no continuity from Maisie, the first film in the series. Well, actually there's no continuity other than Ann Sothern in the title role. Here, she's just as delightful, energetic, cute, and funny. Maisie is a fantastic character and Sothern plays her perfectly. Sothern's comedic time is in top form. In Congo Maisie she even gets a chance to do a bit of her showgirl routine. The final scene where she does her song and dance number for the dazzled and confused natives is a real highlight. Funny stuff. The supporting cast is decent enough, but no one really stood out. As with Maisie, Congo Maisie moves at a relatively good pace throughout most of the movie. The exception is when the film gets bogged down in its romance angle. Unfortunately, in Congo Maisie, it's a poorly written love triangle (a love square might be more appropriate) that annoyed me more than anything. Still, this bit couldn't ruin the overall film. Congo Maisie is a winner.
7/10
Watching Congo Maisie can be a bit jarring at first as there is no continuity from Maisie, the first film in the series. Well, actually there's no continuity other than Ann Sothern in the title role. Here, she's just as delightful, energetic, cute, and funny. Maisie is a fantastic character and Sothern plays her perfectly. Sothern's comedic time is in top form. In Congo Maisie she even gets a chance to do a bit of her showgirl routine. The final scene where she does her song and dance number for the dazzled and confused natives is a real highlight. Funny stuff. The supporting cast is decent enough, but no one really stood out. As with Maisie, Congo Maisie moves at a relatively good pace throughout most of the movie. The exception is when the film gets bogged down in its romance angle. Unfortunately, in Congo Maisie, it's a poorly written love triangle (a love square might be more appropriate) that annoyed me more than anything. Still, this bit couldn't ruin the overall film. Congo Maisie is a winner.
7/10
- bensonmum2
- Aug 13, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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