John Halliday – MRQE

Desire

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

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.

Lydia

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.

Transatlantic

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

As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund Lowe heads the cast as Monty Greer, a suave gambler who falls in love with Judy, the daughter of immigrant lens grinder Rudolph Kramer. In trying to recover some valuable securities stolen from banker Henry Graham, Greer finds himself in the middle of a fierce gun battle in the ship’s engine room. Meanwhile, Graham, who has been cheating on his wife Kay with sexy dancer Sigrid Carline, is murdered by person or persons unknown.

Mystery Woman

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A French military officer is convicted of treason and sent to Devil’s Island. His wife takes it upon herself to obtain the stolen document and prove his innocence.

Bed of Roses

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is torn between true love and a life of sin.

Hollywood Boulevard

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

With a full Hollywood background and settings but more an expose of scandal-and-gossip magazines of the era, has-been actor John Blakeford agrees to write his memoirs for magazine-publisher Jordan Winston. When Blakeford’s daughter, Patricia, ask him to desist for the sake of his ex-wife, Carlotta Blakeford, he attempts to break his contract with Winston.

Millie

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

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie’s daughter garners the attentions of men– Men who once devoted their time to her mother.

The Philadelphia Story

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

When a rich woman’s ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Escape to Glory

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

The Grand Hotel formula that was so overworked in the 1930s made an encore appearance in 1940’s Escape to Glory. The story is given timeliness by placing the characters on a British merchant ship on the very day that World War II is declared. The ship is attacked by a Nazi U-Boat, resulting in a variety of reactions from the diverse passengers–one of whom (Erwin Kalser) is a German doctor. Constance Bennett is glamorous, Pat O’Brien is boozy, John Halliday is pensive, and everybody else (except for the German medico) is plain fearful.

Intermezzo: A Love Story

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

A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter’s talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together.