Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)

Maisie Goes to Reno: Directed by Harry Beaumont. With Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake, Marta Linden. Maisie is overworked at her defense job and is ordered to take a two week vacation. When she meets Tommy, he offers her a job singing with his band in Reno, but she has to get there on her own. So at the bus station, she finds a ticket and a soldier who gives her a letter for his wife, Gloria, who is in Reno waiting for a divorce. Maisie gets the letter delivered to a woman who says that she is Gloria, but she is not. When Maisie learns of the ruse, she knows something is wrong and can not be dissuaded from investigating.

“Overworked and exhausted, Maisie (Ann Sothern) heads to Reno on a vacation. She meets a soldier on the way and hears his sob story. Once in Reno she tries to find the soldieru0026#39;s rich wife (Ava Gardner) to stop her from divorcing him. This proves to be more difficult than it seems and Maisie winds up investigating a plot to steal the wifeu0026#39;s fortune. But thereu0026#39;s always time for romance and Maisieu0026#39;s love interest this time is a blackjack dealer (John Hodiak).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEnjoyable eighth entry in the Maisie series. Ann Sothernu0026#39;s adorable as ever. She even gets to sing a song: u0026quot;Panhandle Pete.u0026quot; Early role for Ava Gardner, whou0026#39;s very pretty but gets nothing to do. The running gag throughout the picture is that Maisie has developed a nervous tick from overworking and all the men think sheu0026#39;s winking at them. Itu0026#39;s a funny bit that never gets old, especially with the cute way Sothern sells it. A fun movie that fans of the series should enjoy. Donu0026#39;t forget: skittle-dee-ruff-ka-doo!”