Antrim Short – MRQE

Wildfire

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

This horse racing meller was based on the play by George V. Hobart and George Broadhurst. Claire Barrington (Aileen Pringle) wants to see her sister, Myrtle (Edna Murphy), make a fortuitous marriage to Ralph Woodhurst (Antrim Short). Woodhurst’s father opposes horse racing, so Claire keeps it a secret that she is owner of the Duffy stables and Wildfire, a very fast horse. The stables’ former owner, John Duffy (Lawford Davidson), plans to win Claire anyway he can, even if it means calling in the notes on the stables. Claire, however, loves Garrison (Holmes E. Herbert), who finally shows up after a five-year absence. Garrison, believing that Duffy — a longtime enemy — still owns the stables, buys a horse of his own, Jackdaw, the only horse who can beat Wildfire. The Duffy stables are set on fire and Claire believes Garrison did it. Jockey Chappie Raster (Arthur Bryson) is engaged to ride Wildfire in an important race and Duffy plots to have him throw it. Claire foils Duffy’s scheme by keeping him away from Raster’s view, and Wildfire wins. Duffy, of course, is responsible for the stable fire, so Claire and Garrison are reconciled.

Classmates

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Duncan, the son of a village postmaster, is in love with Sylvia, daughter of a rich and snobbish family. He enrolls at West Point but ends up having a fist fight with Sylvias other suitor, Bert, his classmate at the academy.

Tom Sawyer

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Silent version of the Twain tale, filmed in Pleasanton, California. A Missouri boy (Jack Pickford) encounters his first love (Clara Horton) and bucks responsibilities to find adventure with his friend, Huck Finn (Robert Gordon).

Married?

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A couple endure 365 days of marriage in order to inherit money.

O’Malley of the Mounted

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sergeant O’Malley of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police gets himself into a gang of outlaws in order to detect and capture a wanted murderer. He finds the killer, but falls in love with the man’s sister. In the meantime, one of the outlaws uncovers O’Malley’s true identity.

The Narrow Path

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Marion Clark, a manicurist, is unimpressed by the wealthy but dissipated men who frequent her shop, preferring city editor Dick Strong, who lives in her boardinghouse. Dick’s sister Gladys, however, is intrigued by the wilder side of life in New York and allows one of the boarders to take her to a lively party.