W.S. Van Dyke – MRQE

Forget Me Not

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Young mother Mary Gordoon is too poor to take care of her infant daughter, Ann, and leaves the child at an orphanage. Ann grows up with a crippled leg in the orphanage, and has fallen in love with a fellow orphan, Jimmy.

Sweethearts

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

Bickering husband-and-wife stage stars are manipulated into a break-up for publicity purposes.

Bitter Sweet

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

In order to avoid an arranged marriage with a man she doesn’t love, Sarah Millick runs off to Vienna with her music teacher, Carl Linden, whom she does love. They are married. In Vienna, they struggle to make a living by making music. Carl writes an operetta and tries to get it produced. They are helped along by Viennese Baron, but his intentions are not honorable. He kills Carl in a sword fight. A big producer does put on the operetta, with Sari in the lead — but without her husband, it is a bittersweet victory.

Marie Antoinette

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen’s extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Love on the Run

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

A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.

Trader Horn

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

While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.

Cairo

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes.

Hide-Out

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer’s daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter’s affections.

It’s a Wonderful World

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Detective Guy Johnson’s client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

Rose-Marie

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

Opera singer, Marie de Flor, seeks out fugitive brother in the Canadian wilderness. During her trek, she meets a Canadian mountie, Sgt. Bruce, who is also searching for her brother. Romance ensues, resulting in several love duets between the two.