Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Directed by	Milton Rosmer
Produced by	George King (producer)
Written by	Randall Faye (writer)
Starring	See below
Music by	Leo T. Croke
Cinematography	George Stretton
Editing by	Charles Saunders
Release date(s)	18 december 1923
Running time	70 minutes 58 minutes (Ontario, Canada)
Country	UK
Language	french
Budget	1p

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn is a 1935 British film melodrama film starring Tod Slaughter and Eric Portman. It was directed by Milton Rosmer, whose most famous film was the English-language version of Emil and the Detectives that same year. It is based on the true story of the 1827 Red Barn Murder. The film is also known as Murder in the Red Barn (short UK title).

The film is based on the popular 19th century melodramas about the case and is highly theatrical, with an opening in which all the characters are introduced by a Master of Ceremonies in front of a painted backdrop, but is also slightly more lavishly produced and cinematically inventive than the later films directed by Tod Slaughter's producer George King. Slaughter gives a full-throated over-the-top performance in a calculatedly melodramatic style, encouraging the audience to vicariously share in his villainy; this approach became his trademark and gives his films a cult status of their own peculiar kind.

Plot summary

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Tod Slaughter, in his film debut, is the lover who seduces then murders innocent country maiden Maria Marten in the red barn (Sophie Stewart) before burying her body beneath the barn floor.

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

Soundtrack

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External links

• Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn at the Internet Movie Database
• Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]

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