Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Sensational! Eerie! Sinister! Weird! The most unusual picture of the year!
1935 | 67m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Milton Rosmer |
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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: | Aug 18, 1935 |
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| Director: | Milton Rosmer |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Crime |
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| Production Companies | George King Productions |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Tod Slaughter | Squire William Corder |
| Sophie Stewart | Maria Marten |
| D.J. Williams | Farmer Thomas Marten |
| Eric Portman | Carlos, the gypsy |
| Clare Greet | Mrs. Marten |
| Gerard Tyrell | Timothy Winterbottom |
| Ann Trevor | Nan, the maid |
| Stella Rho | Gypsy Crone |
| Dennis Hoey | Gambling Winner |
| Quinton McPherson | Matthew Sennett (as Quentin McPhearson) |
| Antonia Brough | Maud Sennett |
| Noel Dainton | Officer Steele of the Bow Street Runners |
| J. Leslie Frith | Lawyer |
| Herbert Leonard | Compere |
| Lester Sharpe | Bandleader Withey |
| Tom Payne | Jailer (uncredited) |
| Gerrard Tyrell | Bit part (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Milton Rosmer | Director |
| George Stretton | Cinematography |
| Leo T. Croke | Music, Music Director, Assistant Director |
| D.W. Daniels | Art Direction |
| Pat Walker | Assistant Director |
| John K. Byers | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Saunders | Editor |
| Simmons | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
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| George King | Producer |
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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 ... ter 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.