Conway Tearle – MRQE

Evidence

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lord Cyril Wimborne, a barrister, divorces his wife, Myra, and takes custody of their child, Kenyon, when he finds her name linked with the profligate Major Pollock. Myra goes into seclusion while Pollock, intending to conceal Myra’s innocence, goes to Burma. A few years later Myra sees Kenyon in the park with Mrs. Debenham, a widow with designs on Wimborne. Noting the resemblance between the lady in the park (whom he calls his “princess”) and a photograph of his mother, Kenyon invites Myra to dinner at a time when his father, who has curtailed the visits to the park, plans to be away. At the same time Harold Courtenay, an old family friend, sees an opportunity to reunite the estranged couple.

Man About Town

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

In a plan to trap potential enemy spies in Washington, an American secret agent sets up a gambling house. He soon finds himself in a rivalry with his old friend the British ambassador over a beautiful Hungarian woman, and it leads to espionage, blackmail and murder.

Vanity Fair

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

Two Weeks

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Romeo and Juliet

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Lilies of the Field

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

A young mother, Mildred, doesn’t know that her husband Walter is cheating on her. One night she attends a party with a friend of her husband’s, and the man gets drunk and begins groping her when they get home. Her husband sees this and uses it as an excuse to sue his wife for divorce. In the ensuing trial he wins, due to fraudulent evidence, and gets custody of the child. Complications ensue.

The Preview Murder Mystery

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studios publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.

Sing Sing Nights

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

In this mystery, an international news correspondent is fatally shot with three bullets. Now three men stand accused of the crime. All three confess their guilt and receive the death penalty, but only one of them is really guilty. Fortunately, a professor has invented a new kind of lie detector. He uses it to reveal the real killer’s identity and save the lives of the others.

Stingaree

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A young lady named Hilda who works as a servant for the wealthy Clarksons, sheep farmers, and dreams of being a great singer. An upcoming visit by Sir Julian, a famous composer arriving from London, drives jealous Mrs. Clarkson (an interfering biddy who fancies she can sing – but can’t) to send away Hilda, so he doesn’t hear Hilda has a good voice. Meanwhile, an infamous outlaw named Stingaree has just arrived in town and kidnaps Sir Julian, then poses as him at the Clarksons, where he meets Hilda a few hours before she is to leave.

Should Ladies Behave

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

A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host’s teenage daughter. Director Harry Beaumont’s pre-code comedy stars Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Godfrey Tearle, Mary Carlisle, William Janney, Katharine Alexander and Halliwell Hobbes.