 McDaniel continued to play maids during the war years for Warners in "The Male Animal" (1942) and United Artists' "Since You Went Away" (1944), but her feistiness was toned down to reflect the era's somber news.She also played the maid in "Song of the South" (1946) for Disney.She made her last film appearances in "Mickey" (1948) and "Family Honeymoon" (1949), where that same year, she appeared on the live CBS television program The Ed Wynn Show.