Joan Crawford – MRQE

Journey to the Unknown (TV)

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

Though local TV outlets have occasionally run a two-hour “movie” under the title Journey to the Unknown, the original TV series bearing this title was only one hour in length; those makeshift movies are thus comprised of two episodes threaded together. Produced in England by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison, Journey to the Unknown was a one-season anthology of stories concerning ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances, usually supernatural in nature. The series was stylish but derivative: its first episode, in fact, was a variation on John Collier’s old reliable chill-inducing tale Evening Primrose. The casts of Journey to the Unknown were largely comprised of American actors, the better to sell the series (and its feature-length adjuncts) to markets outside the British Isles. Journey to the Unknown has also been distributed as Out of the Unknown.

West Point (1927/II)

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

Arrogant and wise-cracking Brice Wayne enrolls at the United States Military Academy at West Point and adjusts to life as a plebe. He tries out for the plebe football team, where he excels and shows up the varsity team. However, his ego is unrivaled, especially in competition with upperclassman Bob Sperry. At the same time, Brice meets a local girl named Betty Channing who cheers for him at football practices.

Torch Song

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

Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn’t take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.

The Unknown

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

A criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost.

Untamed

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for Bingo, Andy is penniless and refuses to agree to the match until he can provide for the wild, rich girl. Andy’s prideful position is more than encouraged by Bingo’s Uncle Ben, who seeks to scuttle their love match.

Four Walls

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

After completing his prison sentence for killing a rival gang leader in self-defence, Benny Horowitz decides to go straight.

Above Suspicion

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

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

Grand Hotel

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

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Chained

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

Richard, a millionaire in love with his secretary, Diane, is dispirited when his wife refuses to divorce him. Concerned that Diane will now lose interest, Richard offers her an all-expense-paid cruise to Argentina so that she can think it over. While traveling, however, Diane falls in love with fellow traveler Mike. She resolves to come clean to Richard, but upon return she becomes conflicted when she finds out he was able to get divorced after all.

Paid

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

Mary Turner gets a three years prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.