Behind the Headlines
Seen it?1956 | 65 min | Drama, 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-drama fans. If you loved Dial M for Murder, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
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 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Charles Saunders
- Paul CarpenterPaul Banner
- Alfie BassSammy
- Harry FowlerAlfie
- Magda MillerNina Duke
- Arthur RigbyHollings
- Trevor ReidBunting
- Leonard WilliamsJock Macrae
- Gaylord CavallaroJeff Holly
- Adrienne CorriPam Barnes
- Tom GillCreloch