Monday Morning Maybe

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The Killer Is Loose

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1956 | 73 min | Crime, Thriller

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 crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Night of the Hunter or Point Blank, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1956: an older pace and style.

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.

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

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Budd Boetticher

  • Joseph CottenDetective Sam Wagner
  • Rhonda FlemingLila Wagner
  • Wendell CoreyLeon 'Foggy' Poole
  • Alan Hale Jr.Detective Denny
  • Michael PateDetective Chris Gillespie
  • John LarchOtto Flanders
  • Dee J. ThompsonGrace Flanders
  • John BeradinoMac
  • Virginia ChristineMary Gillespie
  • Paul BryarGreg Boyd