Edna Murphy – MRQE

My Man

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

Fannie Brand, an industrious girl who supports her brother and sister by working in a theatrical costume house, falls in love with Joe Halsey, a young fellow who earns a precarious living demonstrating an elastic exerciser in a drugstore window. Fannie and Joe set a date to be married, but the wedding is called off when Fannie finds Joe making love to her unprincipled sister, Edna. Fannie auditions for Landau, a theatrical producer, and goes on the Broadway stage. Fannie is a great success, and she and Joe soon find their way back into each other’s arms.

Wide Open

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An eccentric, fluttery bachelor is dismayed to discover an undressed woman in his apartment.

Stolen Kisses

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

A crotchety old coot wants his son and daughter-in-law to have kids so he can have grandchildren, but so far they haven’t done so. In a somewhat ham-handed attempt to bring them closer together so they’ll be in the mood to give them the grandchildren he wants, he winds up bringing them to the point where they’re considering divorcing. He decides to change his tactics in order to achieve his goal.

Going Up

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

This farce was based on the musical comedy by Otto A. Harbach and Louis A. Hirsch, which was adapted from the play The Aviator by James H. Montgomery. Douglas MacLean — who was especially good at farce comedy — plays the lead, Robert Street. Street is an author whose novel about aviation, Going Up, is a best seller. The only catch is that he has a horror of flying and the one time he was in a plane, he swore never to fly again. But when he escapes to a summer resort, he finds that everyone there knows his name thanks to his pal, Hopkinson Brown (Hallam Cooley). He decides to leave, but then he meets and falls in love with Grace Douglas (Marjorie Daw). Not only does she convince him to stay, but she inspires his courage — and he needs a lot of that because his romantic rival, Jules Gaillard (Francis McDonald), is the best aviator in France. Gaillard has dared him into competing, and in spite of all of Steele’s efforts –and those of his friends — he has no choice but to take flight. In spite of everything, Street is a complete success in the air, and back on the ground he wins Grace’s heart. A very boyish looking Mervyn Leroy — many years away from his fame as a director — had a bit part as a bellboy.

Little Johnny Jones

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Little Johnny Jones is a jockey who is in love with his all-American sweetheart, Mary Baker, and also his career as the rider of thoroughbred horses. But he almost loses both when he is tricked by a showgirl, Vivian Dale. His story of vindication swings from the racetracks of America to England and the historical National Derby, with plenty of red-white-and-blue bunting waving behind the little patriot.

Girl of the Rio

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

Girl of the Rio finds the gorgeous Dolores del Rio as a cabaret dancer in the employment of slick gambler, Leo Carrillo, who has his eye on the beauty. When she falls for Norman Foster, Carrillo has him locked away. Del Rio must use her smarts to ensure her man is safely freed.

Second Choice

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

Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has no social standing. Don decides to terminate his engagement to Vallery after attending a party where he meets a spoiled rich girl who is interested in him.

The Silent Hero

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

Bud Taylor loves Mary Stoddard but is leaving for Alaska in search of gold, leaving a police-dog pup with her that he has named “Phantom.” Wade Burton is anxious to win Mary and her father’s money. Later, Wade follows Bud to Alaska and attempts to claim-jump Bud’s gold strike, but is foiled by Bud and “Phantom.”

Clothes Make the Pirate

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

A disgruntled 18th century Bostonian who while wishing that he was a pirate, dons the clothes and play-acts the part. He is mistaken for the real pirate, Dixie Bull. More importantly, Errol “slays” the villain and puts his foot upon the pirate’s head. This is more than enough and he heads back home to his unappreciated wife

Lying Wives

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