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 Leo T. Croke
Music by Leo T. Croke
Cinematography George Stretton
Edited by Charles Saunders
Release dates
  • 16 August 1936 (1936-08-16)
Running time
70 minutes
58 minutes (Ontario, Canada)
Country United Kingdom
Language English

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. 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

William Corder seduces then murders innocent country maiden Maria Marten in the red barn before burying her body beneath the barn floor.

Cast

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