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William Corder murders country maiden Maria Marten, who is pregnant with his child, in a red barn before burying her body beneath the barn floor. Maria's gypsy lover Carlos is pursued as a suspect, but he brings Corder to justice.
Maria Marten, or: The Murder in the Red Barn è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 scritto, diretto e interpretato da Maurice Elvey. Il soggetto si ispira al Red Barn Murder , come venne definito l'assassinio di Maria Marten, uccisa nel 1827 dal suo amante, William Corder nel Suffolk .
Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn: Directed by Milton Rosmer. With Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, Clare Greet. In 1820s rural England, a young girl is tricked by a villainous Squire's promises of marriage, and when she becomes pregnant and disappears, a gypsy lad is blamed.
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- Crime, Drama
- Milton Rosmer
- 1936-08-18
- Murder
- Capture
- Trial
- Execution and Dissection
- Rumours
- Popular Interest
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Maria Marten (born 24 July 1801) was the daughter of Thomas Marten, a molecatcher from Polstead, Suffolk. In March 1826, when she was 24, she formed a relationship with the 22-year-old William Corder. Marten was an attractive woman and relationships with men from the neighbourhood had already resulted in two children. One child – belonging to Corde...
Corder was easily discovered, as Ayres, the constable in Polstead, was able to obtain his old address from a friend. Ayres was assisted by James Lea, an officer of the London police who later led the investigation into "Spring-heeled Jack". They tracked Corder to Everley Grove House, a boarding house for ladies in Brentford. He was running the boar...
Corder was taken back to Suffolk where he was tried at Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds. The trial started on 7 August 1828, having been put back several days because of the interest which the case had generated. The hotels in Bury St Edmunds began to fill up from as early as 21 July, and admittance to the court was by ticket only because of the large n...
On 11 August 1828, Corder was taken to the gallows in Bury St Edmunds, apparently too weak to stand without support. He was hanged shortly before noon in front of a large crowd; one newspaper claimed that there were 7,000 spectators, another as many as 20,000.At the prompting of the prison governor, just before the hood was drawn over his head, he ...
After the trial, doubts were raised about both the story of Ann Marten's dreams and the fate of Corder and Maria Marten's child. Ann was only a year older than Maria, and it was suggested that she and Corder had been having an affair and that the two had planned the murder to dispose of Maria so that it could continue without hindrance. Ann's dream...
The case had all the elements to ignite a fervent popular interest: the wicked squire and the poor girl, the proverbial murder scene, the supernatural element of the stepmother's prophetic dreams, the detective work by Ayres and Lea (who later became the single character "Pharos Lee" in stage versions of the events), and Corder's new life which was...
Media related to Red Barn Murderat Wikimedia Commons15 apr 2020 · The curious circumstances surrounding Maria’s disappearance and the discovery of her body, along with the supernatural element of her stepmother’s prophetic dreams and the dramatic murder scene of the Red Barn ensured the story’s widespread popularity.
Nell'Inghilterra rurale del 1820 una donna del popolo ha una tresca con un suadente signore del paese, le cui intenzioni si rivelano tutt'altro che onorevoli. Guarda i trailer e scopri di più.
3 feb 2020 · Maria Marten's bloody murder in The Red Barn at Polstead may have happened nearly 200 years ago but it remains as fresh in the public consciousness as many far more recent crimes. But,...
