Mackenzie Ward – MRQE

The Monkey’s Paw

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

A curio dealer sells a monkey’s paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow.

While Parents Sleep

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

In this British drawing room comedy, a poor-but-plucky shopgirl decides to teach a prominent family the true meaning of social graces when she begins dating one of the son’s. During the relationship, she discovers that his brother has been having an illicit affair with a society matron. The clever girl uses this information to force the matron to become more tolerant of the lower classes.

Syncopation

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

Benny and Flo are a husband and wife dance team, Sloane and Darrel, traveling around the country as part of a revue. The revue gets picked up and taken to New York City, to be on Broadway. However, it quickly folds, and the two are forced to look for other employment. They eventually find work in a nightclub, becoming famous.But while performing at the nightclub, Flo becomes entranced by a young, sophisticated millionaire playboy, Winston.

The Student’s Romance

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

A Student’s Romance was based on the operetta I Lost My Heart in Heidelburg, which in turn owed a lot to that old chestnut The Student Prince. In 1825, impoverished composer Max (Patric Knowles) enrolls at Heidelburg University. Local girl Veronika (Carol Goodner) falls in love with Max, helping him to finance his education and clear his debts. Alas, Veronika is left out in the cold when Max becomes enamored with gorgeous tourist Helene (Grete Natzler). Little does he know that Helene is the daughter of the Grand Duke (Ivan Simpson), meaning of course that their romance is doomed to disappointment. Leading lady Grete Natzler later changed her screen name to Della Lynd, and under that cognomen co-starred with Laurel & Hardy in Swiss Miss (1938).