Claire Windsor – MRQE

The Claw

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

Based on the 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley, this is the story of Dierdre Saurin, whose infatuation with Major Kinsella takes her to Africa where native uprisings and the jealous connivings of Maurice Stair await her.

Money Talks

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

Sam Starling (Owen Moore) is deep in debt, his wife Phoebe (Claire Windsor) is leaving him and still he is confident. When Phoebe boards a luxury yacht and is wooed by the captain, Sam comes aboard as a woman and tries to seduce the captain (in fact, a liquor smuggler), away from his wife.

Grand Larceny

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

Directed by Wallace Worsley.

Rupert of Hentzau

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

Author Anthony Hope’s sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda had been filmed once before, in 1915. But filmgoers were far more likely to compare this production to Rex Ingram’s version of Prisoner of Zenda, which was released in 1922. Rupert of Hentzau suffered greatly in comparison; in spite of lavish production values and an all-star cast, it just didn’t have the same spark as Zenda. Part of the reason is the casting — some of those big names just weren’t right for their roles. Bert Lytell was a poor replacement for Lewis Stone, Lew Cody was no Ramon Novarro, and Elaine Hammerstein was nothing more than decorative. Although Rupert of Hentzau (Cody) was supposedly killed at the end of Prisoner of Zenda, he actually escaped and is still alive to cause trouble for Queen Flavia (Hammerstein). Tired of the bad treatment she suffers at the hands of the King (Lytell), Flavia sends for his look-alike, Rudolph Rassendyll (also Lytell). But Rupert intercepts her letter and plans to use it so that he can take the throne. He kills the king and it looks like his scheme may be successful, but Rassendyll defeats him in a duel. Flavia winds up abdicating so that she can become Rassendyll’s wife.

How Doooo You Do!!!

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Murder occurs when several of the most popular radio personalities of the ’40s converge on a desert resort.

Captain Lash

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

Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed “Captain”. Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who’s lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the “ice” ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash’s concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash.

Souls for Sables

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model

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

Nellie Horton, when mistreated by her father, is taken in charge by Thomas Lipton. She grows up in poverty not knowing her true identity as the heiress to her mother’s millions. Upon the death of her benefactor, she becomes a model in a fashionable shop. There she falls into the hands of her mother’s unscrupulous nephew, who contrives to do away with her in order to obtain her fortune. ….

The Acquittal

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

When a wealthy man is found murdered in his bedroom, one of his two adopted sons is arrested and charged with the killing. However, the verdict at his trial is an acquittal. Since the police don’t seem to be particularly interested in finding the real killer, the dead man’s daughter-in-law–the wife of the adopted son who wasn’t charged–takes it upon herself to solve the crime.

Fools First

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

Tommy Frazer is one of a gang of crooks lead by “Tony the Wop”. Frazer gets caught and is sent up the river for three years on a forgery rap. When he gets out of prison, he finds his girl, Ann Whittaker, waiting for him — and she’s got a scheme. She is working in a bank and wants to pull an inside heist.