Gold Rush Maisie

On her way from Phoenix to Truxon for her latest gig, streetwise but kind-hearted vaudeville performer Maisie Ravier gets stranded outside a ghost town when her car breaks down. There, she meets farm owner Bill Anders and his hand Fred Gubbins, both who are not happy to see her or help her. All they eventually want is for Maisie to leave. As Bill is unable to get Maisie's car started, Maisie is much delayed getting into Truxon, resulting in her job no longer being available upon her arrival. With no work in Truxon, Maisie decides to head back to that ghost town when she learns that there is a gold rush happening in the area, meaning the revival of the town and entertainment venues where she could get work. Along the way, she befriends itinerant farm workers, the Davises - mother Sarah, father Bert, early teenaged daughter Jubie, adolescent son Harold and infant Gladys - who are heading to look for gold. However, Maisie learns that what they really want with their life is not to make it rich, but just get enough money so that they can purchase and work their own piece of land. Despite the Davises being destitute, Maisie can also see that they are kind, loving and otherwise happy. Upon their arrival back into the now bustling town, Maisie learns that no such entertainment venues are opening as she had envisioned, so plans to head back to Phoenix for work. But instead, she decides to stay to make sure that the Davises are OK as they partner to search for gold. In the process, Maisie re-encounters Bill. She will eventually learn why he seems so angry with the world, and if she can make him look at the world in a slightly more positive light.