Monday Morning Maybe

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Playboy of Paris

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1930 | 79 min | Comedy, Romance

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
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Gentlemen Prefer Blondes or Victor/Victoria, start here.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 19 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1930: an older pace and style.

Yvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris cafe owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a waiter, though he pays little attention to her. Philibert plans to marry his daughter to a wealthy Parisian, but upon learning that Albert is to come into a large inheritance, he conspires to place him under a longterm contract, confident that he willingly will pay a forfeit to break it.

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 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ludwig Berger

  • Maurice ChevalierAlbert Loriflan
  • Frances DeeYvonne Philibert
  • O. P. HeggiePhilibert
  • Stuart ErwinPaul Michel
  • Eugene PallettePierre Bourdin
  • Dorothy ChristyMlle. Berengere
  • Cecil CunninghamMlle. Hedwige
  • Tyler BrookeM. Cadeaux
  • Edmund BreeseGeneral de Karodek
  • Sidney BraceyIrate Customer (uncredited)