The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole 1911 Directed by Raymond Longford
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.
Cast
Lottie Lyell
Margaret Catchpole
Raymond Longford
Will Laud
Augustus Neville
Lieutenant Barry
Sybil Wilde
Little Kitty
William Coulter
Lord Chief Justice
Walter Vincent
Captain Luff - Smuggler
Fred Hardy
Chaloner Archdeckne
Jack Goodall
Edward Catchpole
Fred Twitchin
Mr. Cobbold