Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

In 1820s rural England, a young girl is tricked by tales of marriage from a villainous Squire. When she becomes pregnant and disappears, a gipsy lad is blamed.

Cast

Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

as Squire William Corder

Sophie Stewart

Sophie Stewart

as Maria Marten

D.J. Williams

D.J. Williams

as Farmer Thomas Marten

Eric Portman

Eric Portman

as Carlos, the gypsy

Clare Greet

Clare Greet

as Mrs. Marten

Gerard Tyrell

Gerard Tyrell

as Timothy Winterbottom

Ann Trevor

Ann Trevor

as Nan, the maid

Stella Rho

Stella Rho

as Gypsy Crone

Dennis Hoey

Dennis Hoey

as Gambling Winner

Quinton McPherson

Quinton McPherson

as Matthew Sennett (as Quentin McPhearson)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Based on real events, this isn't really one of Tod Slaughter's more memorable efforts. He is the dastardly squire "Corder" who loses the enormous sum of £6,000 in a game of dice, back in England at the start of the 19th century. So as to avoid bankruptcy, he sets his sights on the rather plain daugh...

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