Summary
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn is a British thriller film first released in 1935,
directed by Milton Rosmer.
The film stars Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams and Eric Portman.
It has also been released under the title: Murder in the Old Red Barn.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Milton Rosmer
- Script: Randall Faye
- Photo: George Stretton
- Music: Leo T. Croke
- Cast: Tod Slaughter (Squire William Corder), Sophie Stewart (Maria Marten), D.J. Williams (Farmer Thomas Marten), Eric Portman (Carlos, the gypsy), Clare Greet (Mrs. Marten), Gerard Tyrell (Timothy Winterbottom), Ann Trevor (Nan, the maid), Stella Rho (Gypsey Crone), Dennis Hoey (Gambling Winner), Quentin McPhearson (Matthew Sennett), Antonia Brough (Maud Sennett), Noel Dainton (Officer Steele of the Bow Street Runners), J. Leslie Frith (Lawyer), Herbert Leonard (Compere), Lester Sharpe (Bandleader Withey), Tom Payne (Jailer), Gerrard Tyrell (Bit part)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 70 min; B&W
- Aka: Murder in the Old Red Barn; Murder in the Red Barn
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Crime / Thriller


