Monday Morning Maybe

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Poster for 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang

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1933 | 20 min | Comedy, Music

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
One for people who need a good giggle and music lovers. Low effort, high reward: just press play. Same wavelength as A Night at the Opera or A Mighty Wind.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 20 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1933: an older pace and style.
  • Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.

Four convicts escape from a chain gang. Shortly thereafter, changes are made at the prison, because a blue ribbon commission will be investigating conditions there. The changes include steak every day for dinner and stage shows for entertainment. After reading about this, the four escapees plead with the warden to take them back in. Or was this all a dream?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 816 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Roy Mack

  • Jerry BergenJerry
  • NoviaJerry's wife
  • James Baskett
  • Helen PickensHerself (singer)
  • Jane PickensHerself (singer)
  • Patti PickensHerself (singer)
  • Harry Shannon