Dorothy Adams – MRQE

Dark Shadows

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

A police psychiatrist is enlisted to catch a killer.

The Broken Star

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

A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican’s murder.

The Outriders

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

Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raiders, who force them to act as “outriders” (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings….

That’s My Man

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

A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.

Phantoms, Inc.

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

This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.

Laura

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

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.

The Devil Commands

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

A scientist kills innocent victims in his efforts to communicate with his late wife.

The Fight for Life

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

The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz’ first “dramatic” film, utilizing the talents of several top New York stage actors. A tribute to the Chicago Maternity Center and its efforts to provide the best possible care for destitute mothers, the film is based on the book of the same name by Paul de Kruif. Myron McCormick plays the largest role as a dedicated intern, while others in the cast include such theatrical heavywrights as Will Geer, Dudley Digges and Dorothy Adams. The film’s many vignettes range from the tragic (a mother dying in childbirth in the opening scene) to the exultant (another mother rescued from the brink of death in a disease-ridden tenement). Filmed in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, Fight for Life is a worthwhile effort, though Lorentz seems more comfortable with the “actuality” scenes than with the dramatized passages.