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Seen it?1949 | 83 min | Thriller, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Right up the alley of people who love a good family story and anyone who wants something that moves them. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here. Fans of The Maltese Falcon or Family Plot should feel right at home. It's about loss, handled with care rather than melodrama.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Lean, with little time wasted, at 1 hr 23 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Nick Cherney, in prison for embezzling from Torno Freight Co., sees a chance to get back at Johnny Torno through his young priest brother Jess. He pays fellow prisoner Rocky, who gets out a week before Nick, to murder Jess... who, dying, tells revenge-minded Johnny that he'd written a clue "in the Bible." Frustrated, Johnny obsessively searches for the missing Gideon Bible from Jess's hotel room.
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
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
- George RaftJohnny Torno
- Virginia MayoCarla North
- Gene LockhartWarni Hazard
- Raymond BurrNick Cherney
- Harry MorganRocky
- Barton MacLaneDetective Strecker
- Arthur FranzFr. Jess Torno
- Ken MurrayKen Murray
- Stanley ClementsCarlson Hotel Bellhop
- William FrawleyHotel Night Clerk