Desc: A Message from Mars: Directed by Maxwell Karger. With Bert Lytell, Raye Dean, Maud Milton, Alphonse Ethier. Horace Parker is a wealthy young man who is exceedingly selfish and self-centered. He is engaged to Minnie Talbotr who has discovered his selfishness and she is on the brink of calling off the engagement. On Christmas Eve, a messenger from Mars comes to Earth to show Parker the error of his ways.