Lilyan Tashman – MRQE

Take Me Home

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

Chorus girl Peggy Lane, finds a small part in a new show for David North, a stages-truck country boy. At rehearsal, David meets Delerys Devore, the show’s star, and she quickly offers him a larger part in her act. Quite taken with David, Delerys invites him to her home on the pretext that Peggy will be there; when Peggy does not show up, David leaves, infuriating his hostess. Derelys has Peggy fired the next day, and in reprisal Peggy goads her into a Carmenesque fight backstage just before the show. Derelys is unable to go on stage, and Peggy takes her place, becoming the hit of the show. Peggy and David are later married and give up show business, finding contentment living on a farm.

Camille (1926/I)

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

Based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils.

Experience

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

Youth meets Ambition and leaves Love, his mother, and his small-town roots for the big city. There, in his search for Experience, he meets Pleasure and hangs out at the Primrose Path with the likes of Temptation and Intoxication. Back home, Youth’s mother dies, and Love tries unsuccessfully to reach him. When Youth’s money runs out his newfound friends all leave him and he sinks into a life of drug addiction, aided by Habit.

Seven Days

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

Jim Wilson is separated from his wife Bella, so when his maiden Aunt Selina — who thoroughly disapproves of divorce — comes to visit, Wilson is compelled to locate a temporary wife. His friend, Kit Eclair, is happy to fill in, but during a party, his home is quarantined for smallpox. To complicate matters, a burglar is hiding from a cop in Wilson’s home, and wacky Anne Brown is busy trying to hold a seance.

New York Nights

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

Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster’s moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.

The Parasite

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Arthur Randall becomes prosperous after divorcing his wife, Laura, and she now attempts unsuccessfully to win him back. Randall’s son becomes ill, and he engages Joan Laird and her mother to care for the boy. Society misunderstands, and Joan is branded as a parasite. Laura kidnaps the boy, Bertie, and Joan gives chase. Laura’s car goes over a cliff, and she is killed. Bertie survives the crash, however, and he and Joan attempt to find their way to a refuge. They become lost in the hills, and Joan manages to keep Bertie from dying until rescue comes.

So This Is Paris

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

Paul and Suzanne Giraud are happily married and living in a quiet neighborhood. When Suzanne notices that their new neighbors are expressive dancers in revealing outfits, she demands Paul speak to them about their lack of morality. Paul discovers that the woman is Georgette Lalle, an old flame.

Manhandled

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

Comedy which concerns the struggles of an ambitious department store sales clerk who is caught up in New York high society.

Mama Loves Papa

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A woman’s ceaseless badgering sends her husband on a drinking bender. Along the way, he makes a new female acquaintance.

Girls About Town

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhattan.