Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)

Name: Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Released: 1935
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, Eric Portman, Clare Greet

1h 7m United Kingdom

Crime Drama Horror

Plot

Set in the 1820s in the English countryside, a naive young woman falls prey to the deceitful promises of a nefarious Squire, who lures her with false hopes of marriage. As her life spirals into tragedy upon becoming pregnant, she vanishes without a trace. The community quickly turns its wrath on a local gypsy youth, wrongfully accusing him of her disappearance. This gripping tale weaves themes of betrayal, societal judgment, and the perilous consequences of misplaced trust in a tightly knit rural community.

Cast

Tod Slaughter Sophie Stewart D.J. Williams Eric Portman Clare Greet Gerard Tyrell Ann Trevor Stella Rho Dennis Hoey Quinton McPherson Antonia Brough Noel Dainton J. Leslie Frith Herbert Leonard Lester Sharpe

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)

Plot

Cast

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