John G. Adolfi – MRQE

Evidence

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Lord Cyril Wimborne, a barrister, divorces his wife, Myra, and takes custody of their child, Kenyon, when he finds her name linked with the profligate Major Pollock. Myra goes into seclusion while Pollock, intending to conceal Myra’s innocence, goes to Burma. A few years later Myra sees Kenyon in the park with Mrs. Debenham, a widow with designs on Wimborne. Noting the resemblance between the lady in the park (whom he calls his “princess”) and a photograph of his mother, Kenyon invites Myra to dinner at a time when his father, who has curtailed the visits to the park, plans to be away. At the same time Harold Courtenay, an old family friend, sees an opportunity to reunite the estranged couple.

Voltaire

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

Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king’s disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.

The Working Man

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

A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they’re on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival’s company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.

Alexander Hamilton

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

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.

The Millionaire

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

A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.

College Lovers

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

Romance on a college campus.

The Show of Shows

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

It’s 1929. The studio gave the cinema its voice gave offered the audiences a chance to see their favorite actors and actresses from the silent screen era to see and for the first time can be heard in a gaudy, grandiose music comedy revue. But also appear actors and actresses from the first ‘talkies’, stars from Broadway and of course the German shepherd Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay is the host of the more than 70 well-known stars who show various acts.

The Midnight Taxi

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

The Midnight Taxi is a 1928 early part-talkie thriller picture from Warner Bros. directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Antonio Moreno, Helen Costello, and Myrna Loy. It is unknown whether a sound copy survives, but a silent copy with no talking is in the care of the British Film Institute. The silent print runs just under 50 minutes. According to the Library of Congress, the film survives in British Film Institute’s National Film and Television Archive.

The Man Who Played God

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. With his career over as a result of his injury, Royale returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and considerably younger fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Montgomery discovers he can lip read, and he spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window. As he learns of people’s problems, he tries to help them anonymously. He becomes absorbed in his game of “playing God” but his actions are without sincerity.

The Wonder Man

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

French Secret Service agent and boxer Henri D’Alour uncovers a plot to con the government out of millions of francs in its purchase of machinery.