Sidney Olcott – MRQE

Från krubban till korset

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The life of Jesus is played out in tableaux shot in the Holy Land.

The Claw

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

Based on the 1911 novel by Cynthia Stockley, this is the story of Dierdre Saurin, whose infatuation with Major Kinsella takes her to Africa where native uprisings and the jealous connivings of Maurice Stair await her.

The Best People

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Bertie and Marian Lenox are children of a wealthy family, and their mother intends that they marry “within their class”. They, however, have different plans–Bertie is in love with chorus girl Sally O’Neil and Marian loves Henry Morgan, the family chauffeur. The family finds out about the impending marriages and determines to stop them. Complications ensue.

Little Old New York

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

An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

The Amateur Gentleman

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

Barbanas Barty inherits some money, sets off to London, meets and falls in love with Lady Cleone Meredith, and this does not set well with Sir Mortiner Carnaby, who has eyes on the fair lady himself. Barnaby becomes friend with Viscount Devehon, buys a horse from him and enters it in the big steeplechase. Sir Mortimer takes steps to rid society of the presence of this non-gentleman.

Ranson’s Folly

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

U. S. Cavalry Lieutenant Ranson belittles the exploits of a bandit known as “The Red Rider,” and boasts to his fellow officers that he could hold up a stagecoach with a pair of scissors. And rides out and does so. But the next day, the postmaster, returning from a neighboring town, is also held up and his bodyguard is killed. Ranson is arrested on suspicion and placed on trial. But at the trial suspicion point to Cahill, post trader, and father of Ranson’s sweetheart, Mary. In order to save him, Ranson pleads guilty but, in return and knowing that his daughter loves Ranson, Cahill admits he is “The Red Rider.” Meanwhile, the real “Red Rider” is still at large.

Not So Long Ago

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

Against the backdrop of New York City of the early 1850s, a young woman — naively seeking to win the love she reads about in the romance novels she devours — finds one prospect in an earnest denizen of the Bowery, and another in an elegant young aristocrat. Focusing on the bygone era’s fashions, the novelty of the bicycle-built-for-two, and an inventor’s quest for the horseless carriage, the film gently stirs the audiences’ nostalgia for simpler times.

The Charmer

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

A wild dancer in a cheap Seville cafe, Mariposa is taken to New York by Señor Sprott, a prominent theatrical producer. Billed as “The Charmer,” Mariposa becomes the toast of two continents. Among her most ardent admirers are Ralph Bayne, a millionaire playboy, and his chauffeur, Dan Murray, both of whom first met her in Spain. Madly in love with Bayne, Mrs. Sedgwick invites Mariposa and her mother to a weekend party in a deliberate attempt to humiliate the beautiful dancer. Bayne quickly realizes that Mariposa is out of place in high society, and, determining to make her his mistress, takes her home with him. Mrs. Sedgwick unexpectedly arrives at Bayne’s swank suite ( followed by her suspicious husband), and Mariposa protects the society woman’s reputation at the cost of her own.

Salome of the Tenements

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

A young East Side Jewish reporter gets into a sticky situation when she finds that her new beau is indicting a banker she owes money to.

The Only Woman

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

A 1924 film directed by Sidney Olcott.