Plot
In 1820s rural England, a young girl is tricked by tales of marriage from a villainous Squire. When she becomes pregnant and disappears, a gipsy lad is blamed.
Cast
as Squire William Corder
as Maria Marten
as Farmer Thomas Marten
as Carlos, the gypsy
as Mrs. Marten
as Timothy Winterbottom
as Nan, the maid
as Gypsy Crone
as Gambling Winner
as Matthew Sennett (as Quentin McPhearson)
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Reviews
Based on real events, this isn't really one of Tod Slaughter's more memorable efforts. He is the dastardly squire "Corder" who loses the enormous sum of £6,000 in a game of dice, back in England at the start of the 19th century. So as to avoid bankruptcy, he sets his sights on the rather plain daughter of a nearby wealthy family. Meantime, however, he also has designs on a young girl from the vil…