Monday Morning Maybe

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The Man with Nine Lives

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1940 | 74 min | Science Fiction, Horror

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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
Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Curse of Frankenstein or Bride of Frankenstein, start here.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 14 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1940: an older pace and style.

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

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 powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nick Grindé

  • Boris KarloffDr. Leon Kravaal
  • Roger PryorDr. Tim Mason
  • Jo Ann SayersNurse Judith Blair
  • Stanley BrownBob Adams
  • John DilsonJohn Hawthorne
  • Hal TaliaferroSheriff Stanton
  • Byron FoulgerDr. Bassett
  • Charles TrowbridgeDr. Harvey
  • Ernie AdamsPete Daggett
  • Minta DurfeeFrozen Therapy Patient (uncredited)