Monday Morning Maybe

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Darkened Rooms

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1929 | 66 min | Mystery

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
Great for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. Best watched without your phone in hand. Fans of Hereditary or It Follows should feel right at home.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Well paced, at 1 hr 6 min. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1929: an older pace and style.
  • Not ideal if you just want to unwind.

Phony spiritualists were given a good going-over in the early talkie melodrama Darkened Rooms. Evelyn Brent stars as Ellen, a fraudulent medium working in cahoots with genuine clairvoyant Emory Jago (Neil Hamilton). The plotline is secondary; the film's main purpose was to emulate the methods of such professional "de-bunkers" as Mrs. Harry Houdini by exposing the various tricks of the spiritualist's trade.

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 1K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Louis J. Gasnier

  • Evelyn BrentEllen
  • Neil HamiltonEmory Jago
  • Doris HillJoyce Clayton
  • David NewellBilly
  • Gale HenryMadame Silvara
  • Wallace MacDonaldBert Nelson
  • Blanche CraigMrs. Fogarty
  • E.H. CalvertMr. Clayton
  • Sammy BrickerSailor
  • George BerangerMadame Silvara's Customer