Joseph McGrath – MRQE

Night Train to Murder

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

When Eric’s niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.

Rising Damp

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

Stingy landlord Rigsby manages to scam his lodgers John, an art student, and Philip, an African medical student, making both pay for a room they must share. However Rigsby’s favorite lodger, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip rather than him, despite his pitiful attempts at seduction.

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

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

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the “bionic” grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.

I’m Not Feeling Myself Tonight

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

Virginal nerd Jon Pigeon, manages to secure a job in a sex research institute where the patients run about the corridors naked, nude aerobics are encouraged and no man is safe from the crotch-grabbing tea lady. In his attempts to seduce pretty office secretary Cheryl, Pigeon invents a machine called Agnes that emits a ‘sonic aphrodisiac’ guaranteed to turn any man or woman into an slathering sex maniac. Although his attempts to zap Cheryl are singularly unsuccessful, Pigeon gets some interesting results when he accidentally turns the ‘sex ray’ on his bullying boss Nutbrown and the prudish Mary Watchtower.

The Great McGonagall

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

In this high-camp farce, Goons legend Spike Milligan stars as William Topaz McGonagall, an unemployed Scottish weaver and aspiring poet laureate who falls in love with Queen Victoria – a brilliant cameo by Peter Sellers – and thereafter devotes his banal poetry to her. Though McGonagall’s solicitations are rejected by the Queen, it doesn’t stop the turgid prose, and pathos, from overflowing as McGonagall hilariously attempts to become the greatest poet in the land. The image of the bad poet, trapped by his romanticism and inspired by a muse with a tin ear, appealed mightily to Spike Milligan, and this cult British spoof features the Goons show maestro at his ridiculous, genre-defying best.

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

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

Digby consumes a bowl of Project X, a liquid growth formula. Soon, he becomes a sheepdog of gigantic size!

The Magic Christian

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

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone–and anything–can be bought.

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

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

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who’d rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet’s sewing machine breaks, so Robert sends a repairman, Ambrose, to fix it. It’s lust at first sight for Harriet, who convinces Ambrose to hide out in the attic for a tryst. When her new beau shows no desire to leave, the pair begin a years-long love affair right under Robert’s nose.

30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia

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

A 29-year old aspiring composerstill single and without any romantic prospectsvows to both marry and write a hit musical before he turns 30. Director Joseph McGrath’s 1968 British comedy stars Dudley Moore, Suzy Kendall, Eddie Foy Jr. and Patricia Routledge.