Henry Caine – MRQE

The Curse of the Wraydons

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

Tod Slaughter goes about the countryside strangling everybody. His evil scheme is to destroy the family who wronged him. He secret lab is complete with a torture chamber, featured in the films climax. Probably the most maniacal portrayal Tod ever gave.

The Ghost Train

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

The Ghost Train is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Ann Todd. It is based on the play The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley. The film’s art direction is by Walter Murton. Only five reels of picture and two reels of soundtrack survive.

Number Seventeen

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

A gang of thieves gather at a safe house following a robbery, but a detective is on their trail.

Dreyfus

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

In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, Major Esterhazy. When investigations begin into the dubious evidence used in the trial, an institutional coverup begins, aided by the popularity of Esterhazy and anti-Semitic prejudice against Dreyfus. But a determined group, headed by prominent author Émile Zola, leads a mounting public call to reopen the Dreyfus case.

The Temporary Widow

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

Kitty Kellermann is put on trial for murdering her husband, a failed painter. When her counsel resigns from his mandate, the mysterious Peter Bille steps in, though it becomes apparent that he actually is not an advocate but Kitty’s lover and moreover confesses the murder. The widow has to admit that the pictures by her deceased spouse sell much better, only for him to suddenly appear alive.