Monday Morning Maybe

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The Desperados Are in Town

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1956 | 73 min | Western

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 most people.
The mood
Easygoing.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 13 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1956: an older pace and style.

In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. The trouble begins when the young fellow flees his family's Texas dirt farm and becomes an outlaw. He is advised by one of the desperadoes to return home. The boy does, and with hard work, makes the farm successful. Harvest time rolls around. He is just about to celebrate when the outlaws ride up and force him to help them pull a local bank job. He refuses and kills the gang leader and his brother. Meanwhile, the boy's past is revealed to the town banker. Seeing that he truly has gone straight, the banker forgives him. The boy marries and lives with his lovely bride upon his land.

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 845 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kurt Neumann

  • Robert ArthurLonny Kesh
  • Kathleen NolanAlice Rutherford (as Kathy Nolan)
  • Rhys WilliamsJud Collins
  • Rhodes ReasonFrank Banner
  • Dave O'BrienDock Lapman / Mr. Brown
  • Kelly ThordsenBig Tobe Lapman
  • Mae ClarkeJane Kesh
  • Robert OsterlohDeputy Sheriff Mike Broome
  • William ChalleeTom Kesh
  • Carol KellyHattie