Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn

1935

Action / Crime / Drama

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IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 543 543

Plot summary

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.

Director

Milton Rosmer Photo
Milton Rosmer

Top cast

Lester Sharpe Photo
Lester Sharpe as Bandleader Withey
Eric Portman Photo
Eric Portman as Carlos
Clare Greet Photo
Clare Greet as Mrs. Marten
Tod Slaughter Photo
Tod Slaughter as Squire William Corder
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615.07 MB
1280*934
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 6 min
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1.12 GB
1480*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 6 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by JohnHowardReid 7 / 10

A Real Barnstormer In More Ways Than One!

Reviewed by Chase_Witherspoon 7 / 10

A bride you shall be ...

Compact, entertaining thriller concerning a pompous aristocrat who, following a brief moment of ecstasy with an impressionable young farmer's girl, discovers he's responsible for an unwanted foetus. Tod Slaughter plays the immoral Mr Corder, under financial pressure due to gambling, being threatened by his dalliance now up the duff and in the mood to tell all to her father, who'll surely kill Corder for sullying the family name. What to do but a murder in the red barn.Well told, straightforward without complications or surprises, just a decent little tale (based on a true event) that showcases stage actor Slaughter's adept villainy, and that of younger Eric Portman in one of his first pictures as the chivalrous Gypsy enamoured by Sophie Stewart's damsel in distress. The cast is immaculate and the inimitable producer George King delivers his usual pint-for-a-pound pulling no punches despite limited resources.While it's 1935, there's no disguising the atrocious nature of the title crime, and this element along with Slaughter's portrayal of the corpulent, depraved and cowardly ogre is more than just a little unsettling at times. The scene in which he's goaded to "dig, dig" is quite chilling, and the conclusion thereafter is entirely fitting. Worth a look.
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