The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)

The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole

1911

Adventure Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Raymond Longford

Cast

Augustus Neville as Lieutenant Barry

Fred Hardy as Chaloner Archdeckne

Fred Twitchin as Mr. Cobbold

Jack Goodall as Edward Catchpole

Lottie Lyell as Margaret Catchpole

Raymond Longford as Will Laud

Sybil Wilde as Little Kitty

Walter Vincent as Captain Luff - Smuggler