Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 66 min · dir. Milton Rosmer
Sensational! Eerie! Sinister! Weird! The most unusual picture of the year!
- Crime
- Drama
Synopsis
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn is a 1935 British film melodrama film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Tod Slaughter and Eric Portman. It is based on the true story of the 1827 Red Barn Murder, in which a 25-year-old woman was killed by her lover and her stepmother claimed to have dreamt of the murder the night of the event.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Milton Rosmer
- Studio
- George King Productions
- Released
- 1935-08-18
- Running time
- 66 minutes
Cast & crew
Milton Rosmer Director
Tod Slaughter
Sophie Stewart
D.J. Williams
Eric Portman
Clare Greet- Gerard Tyrell
Ann Trevor- Stella Rho
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Thanks · JLMatterer · 2014-11-23
Saw this on TV while living in London 30 years ago. It btprought back a lot of memories. I've studied the true facts of this murder, & the sensational effect it had on Victorian culture, and felt this was an appropriately melodramatic version of the story. It's a pity the film changed the ending, as the true account is much more interesting. Google it to find out how Maria's mother actually solved the crime.
★★★★ · Unique beginning · Dr Feel Rotten · 2010-11-30
This begins as a play for an audience or did I snooze off remembering another movie with the same characters? Nahh.. Anyway, the stage master (I guess that's his name) introduces us all to them before the play begins then it's like a regular movie with those old timey character voices and acting. I almost expected Snidely Whiplash and Nel tied to the railroad tracks with Dudly Doright coming to her rescue. Still it was a darn entertaining flick and the suspense though somewhat predictable still good. Of course the introduction told us what was coming in the first few moments.
