Monday Morning Maybe

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Mr. Wong, Detective

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1938 | 70 min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery

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 anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. Sits nicely alongside Shadow of a Doubt or The Maltese Falcon.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 10 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

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 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by William Nigh

  • Boris KarloffJames Lee Wong
  • Grant WithersPolice Capt. Sam Street
  • Maxine JenningsMyra Ross
  • Evelyn BrentOlga Petroff / Countess Dubois / Sophie Dome
  • George LloydDevlin
  • Lucien PrivalAnton Mohl
  • John St. PolisCarl Roemer
  • William GouldTheodore Meisle
  • Hooper AtchleyChristian Wilk
  • John HamiltonSimon Dayton