The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)

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.

Released Aug. 6, 1911 26 min None+

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.smuggling, imdb.betrayal, imdb.pardon, imdb.soldier, imdb.children-s-hospital, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Spencer's Pictures

Country: Australia
Languages: English