John Philip Kolb – MRQE

Lost at the Front

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

George Sidney and Charlie Murray are “Cohen and Kelly” in everything but name in this wartime farce. Shipped to Russia during the 1919 civil war between the Bolsheviks and the Royalists, American soldiers Krauss (Sidney) and Muldoon (Murray) waste no time commiserating with the local female population. Trying to sneak back to their own lines, our heroes disguise themselves as peasant girls, leading to a hilarious tete-a-tete with a pair of amorous Russian officers. Several other “Charley’s Aunt” complications are in store for Krauss and Muldoon before they attempt to end the war with a bomb-detonation device of Krauss’ invention. Lost at the Front was directed by Del Lord, future helmsman of dozens of Three Stooges comedies.

See You in Jail

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Jack Mulhall stars as Jerry Marsden, the wastrelly son of millionaire milk wholesaler J. Marsden Sr. (George Fawcett). After bailing Jerry out of one scrape too many, the elder Marsden cuts off the boy’s allowance and tells him he’s on his own. While looking for work, Jerry is hired by wealthy Roger Whitney (Crauford Kent) to serve a brief jail term on Whitney’s behalf. Locked up in a minimum-security prison especially designed for “celebrity” convicts, Jerry is ensconced in a luxury cell and waited on hand-and-foot by the supplicative guards. He enjoys the occasional visits from Whitney’s pretty sister Ruth (Alice Day). Entering into a business deal with another of the millionaire prisoners, Jerry strikes it rich, pleasing his dear old daddy to no end.