The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole

Overview

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