Monday Morning Maybe

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City in Darkness

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1939 | 75 min | Crime, Thriller, 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
Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Man Who Knew Too Much or The Third Man, start here.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 15 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1939: an older pace and style.

Chan, in Paris for a reunion with friends from World War I, becomes involved in investigating the murder of a munitions manufacturer who was supplying arms to the enemy, even as the rising clouds of World War II force the city into nightly blackout status..

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 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Herbert I. Leeds

  • Sidney TolerCharlie Chan
  • Harold HuberPolice Inspector Marcel Spivak
  • Pedro de CordobaAntoine
  • Lynn BariMarie Dubon
  • Richard ClarkeTony Madero
  • Dorothy TreeCharlotte Ronnell
  • Noel MadisonBelescu
  • Leo G. CarrollLouis Santelle
  • C. Henry GordonPrefect of Police J. Romaine
  • Louis MercierGentleman Max