St. Benny the Dip
Seen it?1951 | 80 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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 crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Take the Money and Run or Family Plot, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
A gang of con artists disguise themselves as clerics in order to pull off a job, but soon find that even pretending to be religious people is having an effect on them.
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 2K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
- Dick HaymesBenny
- Nina FochLinda Kovacs
- Roland YoungMatthew
- Lionel StanderMonk Williams
- Freddie BartholomewReverend Wilbur
- Oskar KarlweisMr. Kovacs
- William A. LeePolice Sergeant Monahan
- Dick GordonReverend Miles
- Jean CastroMrs. Mary Williams
- Eddie WellsPatrolman McAvoy