Lila Lee – MRQE

Ebb Tide

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An old skipper, Captain Davis, has as his companions two derelicts — one, Huish, is a Cockney, and the other, Robert Herrick was once a gentleman. In Tahiti they board a schooner and a storm takes them to an uncharted island. Living there is pearl broker Richard Attwater, and his daughter Ruth. Attwater is bitter because a supposed friend stole his wife and he has sworn to wreak vengeance on any white man he happens to encounter. Davis and Huish want to get their hands on his pearls, while, Herrick falls in love with the man’s daughter.

Broken Hearts

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

A Jewish writer in Czarist Russia is forced to flee when the government comes after him for his “objectionable” writings. He emigrates to the US, where he settles in New York City’s Lower East Side.

Love, Live and Laugh

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can’t be all bad. In love with the beautiful Margharita (Lila Lee), Luigi lands a job in the music store owned by the girl’s uncle. Ultimately, however, our hero does the Pagliacci act when Margharita evinces a preference for handsome Pasquale (David Rollins). The film’s best scene takes place in a nursery full of talented tots, a sequence that undoubtedly reminded Jessel of his days with Gus Edwards’ “Schoolroom” act. Exercising his droit du seigneur, Georgie Jessel sings the title tune.

The Intruder

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

A murder is committed aboard a cruise ship just before it sinks in a storm. The survivors, including the killer, land on a mysterious jungle island.

The Dictator

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

A silent romantic adventure melodrama (from the play and novel by Richard Harding) about a womanizer who follows a beautiful Hispanic woman to her home country and his adventures there. He ends up helping her father become dictator of the entire country, and is rewarded with marriage to her and he is named Minister of Finance!

Flight

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

Two Marine pilots in love with the same girl are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. This early talkie from director Frank Capra, released in 1929, stars Jack Holt, Ralph Graves and Lila Lee.

Midsummer Madness

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

Because Bob Meredith (Jack Holt) spends all his time working, his wife Margaret (Lois Wilson) feels the romance has ebbed away from their marriage. One night, while Meredith is at the office, family friend Julian Osborn (Conrad Nagel) — whose own spouse (Lila Lee) is out of town -takes Margaret to a dance. They wind up at a hunting lodge and begin to get carried away, but stop before things get out of hand. The pair agree to keep their encounter a secret, but unfortunately, they’ve been seen and word gets back to their spouses.

Just Married

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

After many outrageous moments, a young girl marries her former acquaintance, not with her fiancee.

Homeward Bound

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

A group of seven people find themselves on a ship in the middle of an endless ocean, with no recollection of how they got there. (lost film)

Coming Through

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Because he wants a promotion, Tom Blackford marries Alice Rand, the daughter of his boss, John Rand. Rand is aware of Blackford’s motivations and he sends him to take over as superintendent of one of the company’s mines in the hopes that he will fail.