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. 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 - Maria Marten
Warwick Ward - William Corder
Dora Barton - Ann Marten
James Knight - Carlos
Charles Ashton - Sam Giles
Vesta Sylva - Ann Marten
Frank Perfitt - John Marten
Margot Armand - Lady Maud Derringham
Judd Green - William Giles
Tom Morris - Ishmael

References

↑ Low p.408
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/41931

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

Maria Marten at the Internet Movie Database

The films of Walter West

The Woman Who Did (1915)
A London Flat Mystery (1915)
The Merchant of Venice (1916)
The Hard Way (1916)
The Answer (1916)
Burnt Wings (1916)
The Ware Case (1917)
The Knockout Blow (1917)
The House Opposite (1917)
Sisters in Arms (1918)
A Fortune at Stake (1918)
Not Negotiable (1918)
Missing the Tide (1918)
Under Suspicion (1919)
The Gentleman Rider (1919)
Snow in the Desert (1919)
A Great Coup (1919)
A Daughter of Eve (1919)
The Case of Lady Camber (1920)
Kissing Cup's Race (1920)
Her Son (1920)
Vi of Smith's Alley (1921)
The Loudwater Mystery (1921)
The Imperfect Lover (1921)
A Sportsman's Wife (1921)
When Greek Meets Greek (1922)
Was She Justified? (1922)
The Scarlet Lady (1922)
Son of Kissing Cup (1922)
What Price Loving Cup? (1923)
The Lady Owner (1922)
In the Blood (1923)
Hornet's Nest (1923)
Beautiful Kitty (1923)
The Stirrup Cup Sensation (1924)
The Great Turf Mystery (1924)
Trainer and Temptress (1925)
A Daughter of Love (1925)
Woodcroft Castle (1926)
The Stolen Favourite (1926)
The Golden Spurs (1926)
Riding for a King (1926)
Beating the Book (1926)
Sweeney Todd (1928)
Maria Marten (1928)
Warned Off (1930)
Hundred to One (1933)
Bed and Breakfast (1938)

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