Monday Morning Maybe

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The Magician

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1926 | 79 min | Drama, Horror, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why 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 horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Freaks or Carnival of Souls, start here.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 19 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1926: an older pace and style.

A young woman, Margaret Dauncey, is caught between the forces of a charlatan magician, Oliver Haddo, whom she is unable to resist, and the love of a handsome surgeon, Arthur Burdon, who has saved her from being a helpless cripple by performing a delicate operation on her spine.

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 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Rex Ingram

  • Alice TerryMargaret Dauncey
  • Paul WegenerOliver Haddo
  • Firmin GémierDr. Porhoët
  • Iván PetrovichDr. Arthur Burdon
  • Gladys HamerSusie Boyd
  • Henry WilsonHaddo's Servant
  • Hubert I. StowittsDancing Faun
  • Claude FieldingDancing Faun (uncredited)
  • Gerald FieldingDancing Faun (uncredited)
  • Rosita GarciaYoung Woman Bitten by Snake (uncredited)