Monday Morning Maybe

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Private Hell 36

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1954 | 81 min | Crime, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and little 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 The Asphalt Jungle or Touch of Evil, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 21 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1954: an older pace and style.

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Police detectives Cal Bruner and Jack Farnham investigate and are led from the drugstore to a nightclub, where singer Lilli is another recipient of a stolen bill. With Lilli's help, the partners track down the remaining money, but both Lilli and Jack are dismayed when Cal decides he wants to keep part of it.

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 impactBelow par

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Don Siegel

  • Ida LupinoLilli Marlowe
  • Steve CochranPolice Sgt. Cal Bruner
  • Howard DuffPolice Sgt. Jack Farnham
  • Dean JaggerPolice Capt. Michaels
  • Dorothy MaloneFrancey Farnham
  • James AndersonPatrolman in Locker Room (uncredited)
  • William BoyettStimson (uncredited)
  • Chester ConklinMurdered Man in Elevator (uncredited)
  • Richard DeaconMr. Mace (uncredited)
  • George DockstaderFugitive (uncredited)