Monday Morning Maybe

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1949 | 93 min | Drama, Crime

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
Right up the alley of anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and fans of mob stories. Nobody is quite who they seem. A good follow-up to Angels with Dirty Faces or All the King's Men. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1949: an older pace and style.
  • Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

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 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by John Farrow

  • Ray MillandNick Beal
  • Audrey TotterDonna Allen
  • Thomas MitchellJoseph Foster
  • George MacreadyThomas Garfield
  • Fred ClarkFrankie Faulkner
  • Geraldine WallMartha Foster
  • Henry O'NeillJudge Ben Hobbs
  • Darryl HickmanLarry Price
  • Nestor PaivaKarl
  • King DonovanPeter Wolfe