Alias French Gertie
Seen it?1930 | 66 min | 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
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Take the Money and Run, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1930: an older pace and style.
A safecracker poses as a French maid in order to gain access to wealthy homes. In the midst of a nocturnal search for a cache of valuables, she is interrupted by another safecracker. Narrowly escaping arrest, they decide to pool their talents, but she gets the urge to reform and encourages him to do the same.
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
$30K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Archainbaud
- Bebe DanielsGertie Jones
- Ben LyonJimmy Hartigan
- Robert Emmett O'ConnorDetective Kelcey
- Daisy BelmoreMrs. Matson
- John InceWilliam Matson
- Betty PierceNellie
- Maude Turner GordonMrs. Barton
- Nella WalkerMorton's Wife
- Charles GiblynMorton
- Eddy ChandlerMotorcycle Cop