Showgirl Maisie Ravier (Ann Sothern) arrives in a small Wyoming town for a job only to find the show shut down. She has nowhere to go and 15 cents in her pocket. She gets a job as a carnival hustler. Sharp-shooting ranch manager Slim Martin (Robert Young) loses his wallet at her booth but it's actually the booth operator who ran out of town. She is cleared of the thief but with no more job, she is ordered to leave town. She sneaks on Slim's truck and hitches a ride to the Ames ranch demanding a job to replace the one he lost her. Due to some past heartbreak, he seems to be immune to her fast-talking flirtations. She talks her way into welcoming the newly married Ames arriving from New York on the train. She pretends to be the new maid for the new Mrs. Ames (Ruth Hussey).
I didn't know what to expect from this movie with the "Surprise". I expected the fast-talking broad from Ann Sothern and some sort of romantic entanglement. I certainly didn't expect the surprise. It causes a troublesome turn with an odd tonal change. It's like hitting a speed bump at full speed. I like Maisie and I like Slim's energy with her but their romantic turns are very straight forward. I'm uncertain about the surprise.
I didn't know what to expect from this movie with the "Surprise". I expected the fast-talking broad from Ann Sothern and some sort of romantic entanglement. I certainly didn't expect the surprise. It causes a troublesome turn with an odd tonal change. It's like hitting a speed bump at full speed. I like Maisie and I like Slim's energy with her but their romantic turns are very straight forward. I'm uncertain about the surprise.