Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn is a 1935 British film melodrama film starring Tod Slaughter and Eric Portman. It was directed by Milton Rosmer, whose most famous film was the Englishlanguage version of Emil and the Detectives that same year. It is based on the true story of the 1827 Red Barn Murder. The film is also known as Murder in the Red Barn short UK title.

The unfortunatelysurnamed actor Tod Slaughter, in his film debut, plays William Corder, the lover who seduces then murders innocent country maiden Maria Marten Sophie Stewart in the red barn before burying her body beneath the barn floor.

Source: Wikipedia