Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn
ShortDrama
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.
Director
Maurice Elvey
Writers
N/A
Stars
Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves, Douglas Payne
Language
None
Country
United Kingdom
🎭 Top Cast
Elisabeth Risdon
as Maria Marten
Fred Groves
as William Corder
👤
Douglas Payne
as Roger Deaves
👤
Nessie Blackford
as Mary Marten
👤
A.G. Ogden
as Tom Marten
👤
Mary McKenzie
as Mary Moore
Maurice Elvey
as Captain Matthews
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Motograph
🏷️ Keywords
or as title separatormurder
🎯 Categories
DramaShort
💡 Did You Know?
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.
📖 Synopsis
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.