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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

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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.

Release Date : 1935-08-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : George King Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Tod Slaughter

Character Name : Squire William Corder

Original Name : Tod Slaughter

Gender : Male

Sophie Stewart

Character Name : Maria Marten

Original Name : Sophie Stewart

Gender : Female

D.J. Williams

Character Name : Farmer Thomas Marten

Original Name : D.J. Williams

Gender : Male

Eric Portman

Character Name : Carlos, the gypsy

Original Name : Eric Portman

Gender : Male

Clare Greet

Character Name : Mrs. Marten

Original Name : Clare Greet

Gender : Female

Gerard Tyrell

Character Name : Timothy Winterbottom

Original Name : Gerard Tyrell

Gender : Male

Ann Trevor

Character Name : Nan, the maid

Original Name : Ann Trevor

Gender : Female

Stella Rho

Character Name : Gypsy Crone

Original Name : Stella Rho

Gender : Female

Dennis Hoey

Character Name : Gambling Winner

Original Name : Dennis Hoey

Gender : Male

Quinton McPherson

Character Name : Matthew Sennett (as Quentin McPhearson)

Original Name : Quinton McPherson

Gender : Male

Antonia Brough

Character Name : Maud Sennett

Original Name : Antonia Brough

Gender : Female

Noel Dainton

Character Name : Officer Steele of the Bow Street Runners

Original Name : Noel Dainton

Gender : Male

J. Leslie Frith

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : J. Leslie Frith

Gender : Male

Herbert Leonard

Character Name : Compere

Original Name : Herbert Leonard

Gender : Male

Lester Sharpe

Character Name : Bandleader Withey

Original Name : Lester Sharpe

Gender : Male

Tom Payne

Character Name : Jailer (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Payne

Gender : Male

Gerrard Tyrell

Character Name : Bit part (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerrard Tyrell

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-18

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 daughter of a nearby wealthy family. Meantime, however, he also has designs on a young girl from the village to whom he promises marriage. When she becomes pregnant, local lad "Carlos" (Eric Portman) is blamed - but he isn't just going to sit there and take the blame, especially now the girl has disappeared, presumed dead! The star is certainly very adept at playing the cad, but Portman reminded me too much of a half-hearted Basil Rathbone and the innocent, ill-fated "Maria" (Sophia Stewart) came across more as a silent movie star, with only limited success delivering her dialogue. It does pack quite a bit of story into seventy minutes but it's all just bit too "Jamaica Inn"-lite for me.