Raymond Hatton – MRQE

The Woman

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

William C. DeMille adapted his screenplay for The Woman on the stage play by DeMille’s father Henry and David Belasco. The story is set in Washington D.C., courtesy of the Lasky Studio’s scenic department. Lois Meredith plays the title character, a woman of questionable morals currently involved with young politician James Neill. Political boss Theodore Roberts hopes to ruin Neill by making public the young man’s romantic entanglements.

The Golden Chance (1915/I)

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

Despite her well-bred upbringing, Mary had disobeyed her familys wishes and married Steve Denby, a petty thief whose penchant for booze has left them destitute. Mary answers an ad to be a society womans seamstress and is hired by Mrs. Hillary. Mr. Hillary is trying to close a deal with Roger Manning and entices him by inviting him, as a dinner guest, to meet the prettiest girl in the world. Upon learning that the prettiest girl is indisposed, Mrs. Hillary, realizing that Mary had good upbringing, enlists Mary as a substitute. Naturally Mary and Manning fall in love, and, since the deal still isnt signed, the Hillarys hire Marys services for the weekend.

The Rustlers of Red Dog

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

A movie serial in 12 chapters: After gold is discovered in the town of Nugget, the titular band of thieves and cutthroats inundates the frontier settlement. A group of three compatriots — upstanding ex-sheriff Jack Woods, his harmonica-playing friend Laramie and tricky, smooth-talking gambler Deacon — combine their respective skills in a fateful struggle to deceive and disarm the gang.

The Mighty

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

In this melodrama set during WW I, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldier’s sister and decides to accept a position in town as the new police commissioner.

The Unknown

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

Richard Farquhar, the ne’er-do-well nephew of a titled Englishman, after a protracted “good time” finds himself penniless in an Algerian hotel. He expects money from England, but instead receives a cablegram stating his allowance has been stopped and that his uncle will have nothing further to do with him.

Sandy

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Jack Pickford plays Sandy, a young Irishman who stows away on a ship headed for America. En route, he meets Ruth Nelson (Louise Huff), the daughter of a Kentucky couple. Falling in love with Ruth, he follows her to the Blue Grass state, where he is taken under the wing of a kindly judge. Meanwhile, Ruth’s brother, an irresponsible drunkard, gets mixed up with a scheme to fix an important horse race. In the process, the brother ends up shooting the judge, but the blame falls upon an innocent jockey. Not wishing to expose the brother’s perfidy for Ruth’s sake, Sandy helps the jockey escape the Law, only to end up the “guest of honor” at a lynching party. He is saved by the brother’s last-minute confession, which also enables Sandy and Ruth to marry in the final scene. Sandy was based on a story by Alice Hegan Rice, a specialist in heavily plotted “Americana.”

Secret Service

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

Lewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate lines in an attempt to lead Southern forces away from an area in which a Northern attack is planned. But Dumont falls in love with a Southern girl and when she proves useful to his plan, his conscience begins to tear at him.

To Have and to Hold

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

King James I gives his consent to the marriage between Lord Carnal and Lady Jocelyn Leigh. Lady Jocelyn, however, does not want to wed the evil Lord Carnal, and makes her escape on a bridal ship headed for Jamestown, VA. When it lands, a ruffian tries to take Jocelyn as his bride, but Captain Ralph Percy rescues her by marrying her himself. The marriage, however, is in name only, as Jocelyn wants little to do with Percy.

To Have and to Hold

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

Lady Jocelyn, a favorite in the court of England’s King James, escapes a forced marriage to the hated Lord Carnal by fleeing to American colonies. There she meets and marries Captain Ralph Percy. Pursued by Lord Carnal, Lady Jocelyn and her new husband eventually find themselves shipwrecked on a desert island with Lord Carnal.

Yellowstone

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

Murder mystery set in Yellowstone National Park.