Charles Clary – MRQE

The Conqueror

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The life of Sam Houston, soldier, statesman, patriot and one of the founders of the Republic of Texas, is depicted.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

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

In 1921, a young man, having read Mark Twain’s classic novel of the same title, dreams that he himself travels to King Arthur’s court, where he has similar adventures and outwits his foes by means of very modern inventions including motorcycles and nitroglycerine.

The Man Hunter

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

At the time William Farnum made this adventure film, he was near the peak of his stardom. After a wild, drunken night, wealthy George Arnold (Farnum) wakes up to discover that he has proposed to a young woman, Helen Garfield (Louise Lovely). He resolves to honor the commitment, but then Henry Benton (Charles Clary) shows up and sells him some oil stock. The stock turns out to be fraudulent, and Helen was part of the scheme. In a fit of anger, Arnold attacks Benton, and as a result is sentenced to a year in jail. When he gets out, he vows to kill Benton. While working as a dockhand, he discovers that Benton is on board a steamer, and he smuggles himself on board. During a storm, the ship is wrecked and Arnold, Benton, and Helen are all cast onto an island. Helen begs Arnold to show Benton some mercy, and he agrees, but the frightened Benton falls over a cliff and dies anyway. Helen learns to love Arnold, and they agree to marry after they are rescued. Back in civilization, Arnold discovers that the supposedly fake oil stock is worth a fortune.

The Blind Goddess

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

Even though Big Bill Devens is a powerful politician, he still sticks to his working man’s roots. His wife walked out on him 20 years before and his daughter, Moira, believes she is dead. Moira falls in love with Hugh Dillon, a handsome young attorney, and Devens gets him a job in the district attorney’s office. One night, Devens’ wife, now an old, decrepit woman known as Aileen Clayton, returns to ask forgiveness.

Sailor’s Holiday

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sailors Pike and Shorty are on leave when a street woman swindles them out of some money by telling them she is looking for her long-lost brother, a sailor.

The Last of the Duanes

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Buck Duane guns down the man who killed his father and flees from the law. He rescues a girl he once loved from outlaws, but the wife of outlaw chief has her own designs on him.

Jazz Mad

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A composer and his daughter emigrate to America in the hope that he can sell his symphony. But he meets with little success and begins to give up hope. His daughter and her friends, however, never give up hope.

Man Power

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Caterpillar-tractor operator Tom Roberts’ mission is to deliver a fragile cargo of dynamite, to be denoted for the purposes of redirecting an anticipated flood.

See You in Jail

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Jack Mulhall stars as Jerry Marsden, the wastrelly son of millionaire milk wholesaler J. Marsden Sr. (George Fawcett). After bailing Jerry out of one scrape too many, the elder Marsden cuts off the boy’s allowance and tells him he’s on his own. While looking for work, Jerry is hired by wealthy Roger Whitney (Crauford Kent) to serve a brief jail term on Whitney’s behalf. Locked up in a minimum-security prison especially designed for “celebrity” convicts, Jerry is ensconced in a luxury cell and waited on hand-and-foot by the supplicative guards. He enjoys the occasional visits from Whitney’s pretty sister Ruth (Alice Day). Entering into a business deal with another of the millionaire prisoners, Jerry strikes it rich, pleasing his dear old daddy to no end.

Whispering Wires

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

A woman hears of a murder plot through a whispered voice on the telephone.