Monday Morning Maybe

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No Escape

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1953 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

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
Best for crime fans and anyone in the mood for a love story. Expect bad people, worse choices and a few surprises. Liked The Asphalt Jungle or The Wild One? This is a good next one.
The mood
Dark and gritty, warm and romantic.
The pace
Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 16 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.

When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfriend, a police detective, arranges for a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar to be blamed for the crime. The girl, knowing that neither she nor the piano player committed the murder, helps him to escape from the police dragnet and try to find the real killer.

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

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Charles Bennett

  • Lew AyresJohn Howard Tracy
  • Sonny TuftsDet. Simon Shayne
  • Marjorie SteelePat Peterson
  • Lewis MartinLt. Bruce Gunning
  • Gertrude MichaelOlga Valerie Lewis
  • Charles CaneWilbur K. Grossett
  • Renny McEvoyTurnip
  • Bobby WatsonClaude Duffy (as Robert Watson)
  • James GriffithPeter Hayden
  • Robert BaileyDetective Bob