The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole
en
PG-13
5
August 1911
Adventure
Drama
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.
Runtime:
26 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Raymond Longford
