Jean Willes – MRQE

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

Gun Street

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

In this movie filmed and released in 1961 (and not a 1962 production), an escaped convict returns to town and begins a reign of terror. Marked for death are Dr. Dean Knudtson, his wife Janice, formerly married to the killer, and Jeff Baxley, on whose testimony the man was originally sent to prison. Sheriff Charles Morton and deputy Sam Freed head a posse tracking down the killer in the desert. The man is found dead of the wounds inflicted by a prison guard trying to prevent his escape. The sheriff resigns his job and heads west with Joan. Written by Les Adams

The FBI Story

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

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency’s battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

Desire Under the Elms

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

Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.

The Tijuana Story

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Courageous newspaper editor Manuel Acosta Mesa tries to take on the mob in Tijuana through his newspaper, reporting on the violence, prostitution and drug sales in the border town.

The Man Who Turned to Stone

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

A new social worker at a girls’ reformatory discovers that her charges are being used by a group of ancient alchemists, who have insinuated themselves as the prison’s chief staffers, to keep themselves alive and free from an insidious petrification, which is already afflicting one of their number.

The King and Four Queens

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Opportunistic con man Dan Kehoe ingratiates himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to find their hidden gold.

5 Against the House

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

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

Masterson of Kansas

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

Western lawman Bat Masterson sets out to prove a man standing trial for murder is innocent.

The Glass Web

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

The ice-cold diva Paula ruthlessly exploits the guys she dates. While blackmailing the married Don with a recent one-night-stand, she has a secret affair with Henry, who works as researcher for the weekly authentic TV show “Crime of the Week”, which Don writes for. When Henry fails to help her to a role, she insults him deadly… and ends up dead herself. Now Don desperately tries to hide his traces, but Henry sabotages his efforts and suggests he write the unsolved murder case for next week’s show…