''Congo Maisie'' is a 1940 comedy-drama film directed by

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and starring

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for the second time in the ten film

Maisie Maisie Ravier is a fictional character, the leading character of ten films (1939–1947) and the radio show ''The Adventures of Maisie'' (broadcast 1945–1947, 1949–1953). She was played by actress Ann Sothern (1909–2001). Eight of the ten ...

series as showgirl Maisie Ravier.

Plot

Maisie hides aboard a West African steamer after she discovers that she cannot pay her hotel tab. She winds up in a hospital on a rubber plantation, which she must save from a native attack.

Cast

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* * * * 1940 films 1940 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films 1940s English-language films Films directed by H. C. Potter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Films set in Belgian Congo American black-and-white films Films scored by Edward Ward (composer) 1940s American films {{1940s-US-film-stub