Jack Oakie – MRQE

Madison Sq. Garden

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

Eddie Burke ( Jack Oakie) is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his character flaws, Eddie knows the meaning of loyalty. When his manager Doc Williams (William Collier Sr.) is offered the opportunity to stage a match at Madison Square Garden, but only if he gets rid of his stable of fighters, Eddie fabricates an alibi and stages a walkout on Doc.

The Call of the Wild

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

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan — who spent time in jail for opening someone else’s letter with a map of where gold is to be found — Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.

Finders Keepers

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Silent military comedy whose only print exists in the Library of Congress.

Little Men

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo’s heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan’s foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.

Big Brother

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When gangster Jimmy Donovan is made guardian of Midge, the 7-year-old brother of his friend Big Ben Murray, he decides to reform and rear Midge properly. The court takes custody of Midge, but Donovan proves himself by recovering a payroll stolen by some of his ex-colleagues, thereby winning Midge and Kitty, his girl.

Touchdown

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.

Fast Company

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

Egomaniacal baseball slugger Elmer Kane is not only good, he enjoys telling everybody how good he is. A professional scout, Bert Wade, takes an interest in Elmer, who in turn takes an interest in Evelyn Corey, an attractive actress.

Sweetie

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

Chorus girl Barbara Pell (Nancy Carroll) inherits a school for boys, and uses her position to sabotage the football career of the boy who jilted her.

The Wild Party

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wild girls at a college pay more attention to parties than their classes. But when one party girl, Stella Ames, goes too far at a local bar and gets in trouble, her professor has to rescue her. Gossip linking the two escalates until Stella proves she is decent by shielding an innocent girl and winning the professor’s respect.

June Moon

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

An ordinary Joe has ambitions to become a Tin Pan Alley writer.