Ruth Hussey – MRQE

‘Northwest Passage’ (Book I — Rogers’ Rangers)

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

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers’ Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.

Maisie

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

Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch foreman Charles “Slim” Martin when he accuses her of lifting his wallet and ends up being hired as a maid for ranch owners Cliff and Sybil, who are attempting to mend their rocky marriage after Sybil’s infidelity with a cowboy.

The Great Gatsby

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

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby’s circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.

That’s My Boy

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

Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior’s financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior’s initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.

The Uninvited

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

A brother and sister move into an old seaside house that has been abandoned for many years on the Cornwellian coast only to soon discover that it is haunted by the ghost of the mother of their neighbor’s granddaughter, with whom the brother has fallen in love.

The Facts of Life

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

Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other’s manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together–without their spouses–on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages.

The Lady Wants Mink

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

A woman raises mink to get the coat she’s always wanted.

Stars and Stripes Forever

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

Marine bandmaster John Philip Sousa (Clifton Webb) becomes famous for his marches and inspires the sousaphone.

Woman of the North Country

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

In 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest mining empire of the era. But the Powell mine deposits are diminishing. The Mesabi range represents a whole new productive area but the rights to mine there are held by a young geological engineer, Kyle Ramlo. The latter reaches an impasse when he needs money to continue his experimentation with open-pit mining and goes to Miss Powell for financing. She displays great interest in both his inventive mining method and in him personally but secretly plots to destroy him and take over his Masabi rights. The gullible Ramlo falls into clutches while the girl he really loves, Cathy Norlund, tries desperately to open his eyes to Christine’s scheme.

Mr. Music

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

A golf-crazy songwriter tries to avoid the long, solitary hours of concentration needed to produce a hit musical. His producer and his secretary conspire to get him back on track.