Roland Culver – MRQE

Hallmark Hall of Fame:: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TVE)

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

An adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic tale follows deformed Quasimodo (Anthony Hopkins) as he falls for the lovely Gypsy Esmeralda (Lesley-Anne Down). Unfortunately, Quasimodo’s strict father figure at Notre Dame Cathedral, Dom Claude Frollo (Derek Jacobi), also becomes smitten with Esmeralda, leading to a conflict that extends outside the confines of the sacred Paris landmark. Complicating the drama further is the presence of handsome soldier Phoebus (Robert Powell).

Spitfire

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

The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II

The Hypnotist

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

Culver is a psychiatrist who uses hypnotism to treat his patients. When Carpenter, a test pilot, comes to see him complaining of blackouts that make his job difficult, Culver tries to mesmerise him into killing his wife.

Down to Earth

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

Upset about a new Broadway musical’s mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show’s producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. Unfortunately, her changes also produce a major flop.

Trio

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

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Safari

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

Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them on a jungle hunt. Duffield is looking for the murderer of his son; he gets the killer and Linda.

Dead of Night

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

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests’ own bizarre tales.

Touch and Go

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

When Jim Fletcher is told by his firm, that his new furniture designs, are not in keeping with the firms image. he threatens to resign, and decides to uproot his family, and emigrate to Australia. but his problems are only just beginning.

Encore

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

Encore is a 1951 anthology film composed of adaptations of three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham: “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, directed by Pat Jackson and adapted by T. E. B. Clarke; “Winter Cruise”, helmed by Anthony Pelissier, screenplay by Arthur Macrae; “Gigolo and Gigolette”, directed by Harold French, written by Eric Ambler. It is the last film in a Maugham trilogy, preceded by Quartet and Trio.

There Goes the Bride

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

A businessman’s daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train. When she refuses to tell him who she really is, her accuser decides to take her home where he can keep an eye on her until 12 o’clock the next day, the time at which she has calculated that it will be safe to tell the truth! But when his fiancée arrives unexpectedly and then his ‘guest’ is mistaken for her, it all gets rather embarrassing…