Bill Kerr – MRQE

Let’s Get Skase

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

Christopher Skase. He ruled Australia and stole a fortune, fleeing to the coast of Spain. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. Until Peter Dellasandro and a small force of men swore they’d bring him down.

Sweet Talker

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

When scam artist Harry Reynolds gets out of jail, he makes his way to the depressed coastal village of Beachport, where according to local myth, an old Portuguese treasure ship lies buried in the sand. Harry is an old pro at manipulating this situation to his best advantage, but never anticipates how deeply he will be affected by the relationship he develops with a young boy and his mother. A delightful tale of greed, gullibility and grandiose schemes, “Sweet Talker” is a romantic comedy for everyone in the family.

The Lighthorsemen

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

Palestine, 1917. The British advance has been stopped by the Turkish line running from Gaza to Beersheba. The latest attack on Gaza has failed. The attacking forces included a regiment of Australian mounted infantry, the Light Horse… Lighthorseman Frank is wounded in a skirmish with Bedouin. He is replaced by a young soldier, Dave, who proves to be a crack shot, but reluctant to fire at the enemy. Dave proves himself during a German biplane attack. Recuperating in hospital, he meets a sympathetic nurse, Anne… The regiment is called upon for a bold flanking attack on Beersheba. But how do you convince the Turks the main attack will come at Gaza? And how do you attack across a desert without water?

The Coca-Cola Kid

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

An eccentric marketing guru visits a Coca-Cola subsidiary in Australia to try and increase market penetration. He finds zero penetration in a valley owned by an old man who makes his own soft drinks, and visits the valley to see why. After “the Kid’s” persistence is tested he’s given a tour of the man’s plant, and they begin talking of a joint venture. Things get more complicated when the Coca-Cola man begins falling in love with his temporary secretary, who seems to have connections to the valley.

Razorback

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.

The Year of Living Dangerously

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

Australian journalist Guy Hamilton travels to Indonesia to cover civil strife in 1965. Thereon the eve of an attempted couphe befriends a Chinese Australian photographer with a deep connection to and vast knowledge of the Indonesian people, and also falls in love with a British national.

The Pirate Movie

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

A comedy/musical utilizing both new songs and parodies from the original (Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance), as well as references to popular films of the time, including Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In your typical boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy fights girl with swords plot, the story revolves around Mabel …

Gallipoli

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

As World War I rages, brave and youthful Australians Archy and Frankboth agile runnersbecome friends and enlist in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps together. They later find themselves part of the Dardanelles Campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula, a brutal eight-month conflict which pit the British and their allies against the Ottoman Empire and left over 500,000 men dead.

The Wrong Arm of the Law

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

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks. This upset’s the natural order of the police/criminal relationship and the police and the crooks join forces to catch the IPOs (Impersonating Police Officers), including an armoured car robbery in which the police must help the gangs to set a trap.

The Captain’s Table

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

A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is less prepared for the social duties his new position involves, not least the way he in which becomes the target for all the unattached women on board.