Maria Marten (1928 film)
| Maria Marten | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Walter West |
| Produced by | Harry Rowson |
| Starring |
Trilby Clark Warwick Ward Dora Barton James Knight |
| Cinematography | Phil Ross |
Production company |
Harry Rowson Productions |
| Distributed by | Ideal Film Company |
Release dates | March 1928 |
Running time | 7,430[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Maria Marten is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Walter West starring Trilby Clark, Warwick Ward and Dora Barton.[2] It is based on the real story of the Red Barn Murder in the 1820s, and is one of five film versions of the events. The film shifted the action to fifty years earlier to the height of the Georgian era.[3] When his secret lover tells him she is pregnant and asks him to marry her, the villainous squire murders her in the village barn.
Cast
- Trilby Clark as Maria Marten
- Warwick Ward as William Corder
- Dora Barton as Ann Marten
- James Knight as Carlos
- Charles Ashton as Sam Giles
- Vesta Sylva as Ann Marten
- Frank Perfitt as John Marten
- Margot Armand as Lady Maud Derringham
- Judd Green as William Giles
- Tom Morris as Ishmael
References
- ↑ Low p.408
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41931
- ↑ Chapman p.218
Bibliography
- Chapman, Gary. London's Hollywood: The Gainsborough Studio in the Silent Years. Edditt, 2014.
- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
External links
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