Maria Marten, or the Mystery of the Red Barn is a 1913 British silent drama film 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's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.
Plot A Suffolk squire murders a young pregnant woman who had demanded that he must marry her.
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
See also List of lost films
References
External links
British Film Institute 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes