Ringside Maisie

Ringside Maisie is a 1941 film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It stars Ann Sothern, Robert Sterling and George Murphy. It is the fifth of ten pictures in the Maisie series. This was Sothern and future husband Sterlings only film together.

When Maisie rejects the romantic advances of Ricky Du Prez Jack La Rue, her employer and dancing partner, she is fired. Terry asks her to be the companion to his wheelchairbound mother. When she accepts the job, Terry asks her to hide his profession from Mrs. Dolan Margaret Moffatt, who believes he is a razor blade salesman. Maisie disapproves of lying, but agrees.Terry confides a secret to Maisie he hates and fears boxing, and would rather run a grocery store just like his late father did. Since he will have enough money to buy a store after the next fight, Maisie encourages him to tell Skeets. Skeets surprises Maisie by telling Terry that he has an ironclad contract, and insisting that Terry will take on the champion after the next bout. Maisie ends her relationship with Skeets. ........

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