Oh, Maisie Ravier, how many misadventures can you have? Too many, according to Ann Sothern, who by 1947 had been ready to wash her hands of the whole Maisie franchise for years. This time around her bosses at MGM agreed. This final (and grimmest, noir-est Maisie movie) follows the "bad bold beautiful blonde" as she joins the detectives in blue to track down a swindling swami (Leon Ames), sometimes while disguised as a severe brunette. Sothern still gave it her all, and it shows -- after learning judo in order to flip the bad guys in this film, The American Judo Association granted a membership after only two months of study, a rare accolade. After this movie, and a few dry years in Hollywood, Sothern moved on to television and another iconic role on the show "Private Secretary".

By Violet LeVoit