Monday Morning Maybe

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Larceny

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1948 | 89 min | Drama, Crime

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
Aimed squarely at anyone drawn to the darker side of the street and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something. A good follow-up to Glengarry Glen Ross or Touch of Evil.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 29 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

Rick Mason is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Mason falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss, who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.

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 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by George Sherman

  • John PayneRick Mason
  • Joan CaulfieldDeborah Owens Clark
  • Dan DuryeaSilky Randall
  • Shelley WintersTory
  • Dorothy HartMadeline
  • Richard RoberMax
  • Dan O'HerlihyDuke
  • Nicholas JoyWalter Vanderline
  • Percy HeltonCharlie Jordan
  • Walter GreazaMr. Owens