Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Directed by	Milton Rosmer
Written by	Randall Faye (writer)
Produced by	George King (producer)
Starring	Tod Slaughter
Cinematography	George Stretton
Edited by	Charles Saunders
Music by	Leo T. Croke
Release date	16 August 1936 (1936-08-16)
Running time	69 minutes 58 minutes (Ontario, Canada)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (shortened to Murder in the Red Barn) is a 1935 British film melodrama film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Tod Slaughter and Eric Portman. It is based on the true story of the 1827 Red Barn Murder, in which a 25-year-old woman was killed by her lover and her stepmother claimed to have dreamt of the murder the night of the event.

Plot

William Corder murders country maiden Maria Marten, who is pregnant with his child, in a red barn before burying her body beneath the barn floor. Maria's gypsy lover Carlos is pursued as a suspect, but he brings Corder to justice.

Cast

• Tod Slaughter as Squire William Corder
• Sophie Stewart as Maria Marten
• D. J. Williams as Farmer Thomas Marten
• Eric Portman as Carlos, the Gypsy
• Clare Greet as Mrs. Marten
• Gerard Tyrell as Timothy Winterbottom
• Ann Trevor as Nan, the Maid
• Stella Rho as Gypsey Crone
• Dennis Hoey as Gambling Winner
• Quentin McPhearson as Matthew Sennett
• Antonia Brough as Maud Sennett
• Noel Dainton as Officer Steele of the Bow Street Runners

External links

• Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn at IMDb