''Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn'' is a 1913 British
silent drama film
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directed by
Maurice Elvey.
It was based on the 1827
Red Barn Murder. The story of ''
Maria Marten'' was a popular stage melodrama of the Victorian era, and five films based on the story were made between 1902 and 1935.
As of August 2010, the film is missing from the
BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the
British Film Institute
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's "
75 Most Wanted"
lost films
A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress.
Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.
Plot
A
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
squire murders a young pregnant woman who had demanded that he must marry her.
Cast
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Elisabeth Risdon as Maria Marten
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Fred Groves as William Corder
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Douglas Payne
Douglas Payne (1875 in England – 3 August 1965 in London, England) was a British actor of the silent era.
Selected filmography
* '' Maria Marten'' (1913)
* '' The Harbour Lights'' (1914)
* ''In the Ranks'' (1914)
* ''Enoch Arden'' (1914)
* '' ...
as Roger Deaves
* Nessie Blackford as Mary Marten
* A. G. Ogden as Tom Marten
* Mary McKenzie as Mary Moore
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Maurice Elvey as Captain Matthews
See also
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List of lost films
For this list of lost films, a lost film is defined as one of which no part of a print is known to have survived. For films in which any portion of the footage remains (including trailers), see List of incomplete or partially lost films.
Reas ...
References
External links
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British Film Institute 75 Most Wanted entry with extensive notes
1913 drama films
1910s historical drama films
1913 lost films
British historical drama films
British silent feature films
British black-and-white films
Films directed by Maurice Elvey
Films set in Suffolk
Lost British films
Lost drama films
Films about murder
Films set in 1827
1910s British films
Silent drama films
Silent crime films
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