Malcolm Atterbury – MRQE

A Town Has Turned to Dust (TV)

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

The weakling sheriff of a small southwestern town allows a Mexican teenager to be lynched by a local mob for a crime he may not have committed.

How to Make a Monster

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

When master monster make-up man Pete Dumond is fired by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.

Stranger at My Door

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Notorious outlaw Clay Anderson and gang rob the town bank and flee in separate directions. Riding hard, Clay’s horse goes lame and he is forced to pull-up at a nearby farm. He soon discovers that the place belongs to local preacher Hollis Jarret, his new wife, and a son from a previous marriage. Clay, posing as a weary traveler, tries to insinuate himself into a secure hideout, but the reverend isn’t fooled. He agrees to allow Clay to remain at the farm for a few days, but his motive isn’t the preservation of his family’s safety. Hollis reasons that, with time, patience and a lot of faith, he can convince the outlaw to turn over a new leaf. But Clay’s criminal tendencies may run deeper than the preacher had imagined

Emperor of the North Pole

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

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone “ride the rails” for free.

The Learning Tree

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

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.

Cattle King

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

A rich landowner of Wyoming fights to prevent the Texas herds from trampling his rich meadows.

Summer and Smoke

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

In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door.

High School Big Shot

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

Marv needs money. His unemployed dad is so poor that he makes Marv give up half his last six bucks so they can both go on three-dollar dates; he’s just lost his scholarship after getting caught writing a term paper for Betty, the prettiest (and only) girl in his class; and Betty herself has told him he doesn’t stand a chance with her unless he can give her what she wants most: money, money, money. But Marv has mob ties and Marv knows where to find a million dollars cash.

Badman’s Country

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

Pat Garrett arrives in Abilene where he catches five of Butch Cassidy’s gang. He calls in Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson and they learn there is a half million dollar shipment of money arriving by train and Cassidy is amassing enough men to take it.

Fury at Showdown

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

After serving a year for a killing in self-defense, gunfighter Brock Mitchell tries to help his younger brother save his ranch but a crooked lawyer has other ideas.