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Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn (1913) Online

Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn (1913) Online
Original Title :
Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn
Genre :
Movie / Short / Drama
Year :
1913
Directror :
Maurice Elvey
Cast :
Elisabeth Risdon,Fred Groves,Douglas Payne
Writer :
Maurice Elvey
Type :
Movie
Rating :
6.8/10

A wealthy landowner kills his pregnant mistress and buries her body, but his mother has a strange dream that just may bring his crime to light. Based on an actual murder that happened in 1828.

Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn (1913) Online

A wealthy landowner kills his pregnant mistress and buries her body, but his mother has a strange dream that just may bring his crime to light. Based on an actual murder that happened in 1828.
Cast overview:
Elisabeth Risdon Elisabeth Risdon - Maria Marten
Fred Groves Fred Groves - William Corder
Douglas Payne Douglas Payne - Roger Deaves
Nessie Blackford Nessie Blackford - Mary Marten
A.G. Ogden A.G. Ogden - Tom Marten
Mary McKenzie Mary McKenzie - Mary Moore
Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey - Captain Matthews

The real Red Barn, where Maria Marten was murdered in 1828 is in the village of Polstead, Suffolk, UK. Baroness Rendell of Babergh lives there now; she is better known as crime writer Ruth Rendell.

The film is lost as no copy of it is known to exist.