You Can't Do That to Me

Original title: Maisie Goes to Reno

1944
A
1h 30m

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6.2/10

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John Hodiak and Ann Sothern in You Can't Do That to Me (1944)

Maisie is ordered to take medical leave, so she heads to Reno for a song and dance job and romantic intrigue.

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Exhausted from wartime riveting, a chorus girl (Ann Sothern) goes to Nevada and falls for a card dealer (John Hodiak).Exhausted from wartime riveting, a chorus girl (Ann Sothern) goes to Nevada and falls for a card dealer (John Hodiak).Exhausted from wartime riveting, a chorus girl (Ann Sothern) goes to Nevada and falls for a card dealer (John Hodiak).

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Trivia
The eighth of ten movies starring Ann Sothern as the heroine Maisie Ravier, released from 1939 to 1947.

Goofs
While Maisie and the soldier are talking in the diner, the glass of coke she's drinking changes positions and goes from full to empty at the end of the scene. Likewise, the amount of lemonade in her glass goes up and down from shot to shot when she's on a date with Flip at the casino.

Quotes
Tommy Cutter: Say, what's with that bellboy?
Maisie Ravier: He's stuck on me.
Tommy Cutter: That little kid?
Maisie Ravier: Listen, honey, these days you don't even throw the little ones back.

Connections
Followed by Up She Goes (1946)

Soundtracks
Panhandle Pete
(1944)
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Ralph Freed (uncredited)
Sung by Ann Sothern

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6/10

"I'm riding on a cloud, baby, and I'm not giving anybody my seat."

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 soldier'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 wife's fortune. But there's always time for romance and Maisie's love interest this time is a blackjack dealer (John Hodiak).

Enjoyable eighth entry in the Maisie series. Ann Sothern's adorable as ever. She even gets to sing a song: "Panhandle Pete." Early role for Ava Gardner, who'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 she's winking at them. It'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. Don't forget: skittle-dee-ruff-ka-doo!