Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
CrimeDramaHorror
5.4/10
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|67 min
Release Date: 1935-08-18
Overview - 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.
Production Companies
George King Productions
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
5/10
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 vill...
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