Arthur Byron – MRQE

The Mummy

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Shadow of Doubt

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

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim’s fiancee.

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth, responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, perpetrated on April 14, 1865, during a performance at Ford’s Theatre in Washington; Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.

Oil for the Lamps of China

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.

Murder in the Fleet

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology — an electric firing device — is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser’s crew is murdered. In order to catch the killer, the captain locks down the ship. With foreign dignitaries, corporate goons and even Tom’s girlfriend, Betty, trapped on the vessel, there is no shortage of suspects.

The Casino Murder Case

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes the threat seriously while the DA dismisses it. At the casino owned by Uncle Kinkaid, Lynn is indeed poisoned under the watchful eye of Philo. However, he recovers, but the same cannot be said for Lynn’s wife Virginia, who is at the family home. Only a family member could have poisoned Lynn and Virginia and everyone has their dark motives. Philo will follow the clues and find the perpetrator.

The Secret Bride

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Before Ruth Vincent, daughter of a state governor, and state attorney general Robert Sheldon can announce their marriage, the governor is accused of bribe-taking. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, they decide to keep their marriage secret. The political intrigue becomes more involved, and no one is quite what they seem. Soon Sheldon and Ruth must decide between saving the governor’s career and an innocent person’s life.

The President Vanishes

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Walter Wanger. Starring Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron, the film is an adaptation of Rex Stout’s political novel of the same name.

Marie Galante

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

On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bound for the Panama Canal. When an escape attempt leaves Marie high and dry in the Yucatan, she takes work as a nightclub singer to earn her safe passage to the Canal region. But Marie faces bigger problems when she gets mixed up in a destructive plot against the U.S. Naval fleet, and so she accepts the kindly assistance of secret agent Dr. Crawbett.

The Man with Two Faces

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartment of a theatrical producer she comes home incoherent and Vance is found dead in the vanished producer’s hotel suite