The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole

Overview

The story is founded on fact. In a village on the south coast of England, young Margaret Catchpole is being courted by two rivals, Will Laud, a smuggler, and Lieutenant Barry of the coast guards. She favours Laud, and when he escapes from custody after a government raid on the smugglers, Margaret steals a horse and tries to join him. In a fight with the coast guards, Laud is killed an Margaret is arrested for horse-stealing and transported to Botany Bay. Only part of the film survives today.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 6, 1911

Original language

English

Countries

Australia

Production

Spencer's Pictures

Cast

Lottie Lyell,Jack Goodall,Fred Hardy,Sybil Wilde,Augustus Neville,Fred Twitchin,William Coulter,Walter Vincent,Raymond Longford

Director

Raymond Longford

Cinematography

Arthur Higgins

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0001862