William Gargan – MRQE

The Animal Kingdom

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

Tom Collier has had a great relationship with Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not Daisy whom he asks, it is Cecelia. After the marriage, Tom is bored with the social scene and the obligations of his life. He publishes books that will sell, not books that he wants to write. Even worse, he has his old friend working as a butler and Cecelia wants him fired. When Tom tries to get back together with Daisy to renew the feelings that he once felt, Daisy turns the tables on him and leaves to protect both of them.

The Milky Way

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter’s manager decides to build up the milkman’s reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.

Rain

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

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

Bright Lights

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

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.

The Rawhide Years

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

Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena’s leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe’s letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.

Miracle in the Rain

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

Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.

Who Done It?

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

The Argyle Secrets

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.

Swell Guy

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature until a climatic redemption.

Till the End of Time

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can’t deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can’t decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.