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.
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Cast
- Lottie LyellMargaret Catchpole
- Raymond LongfordWill Laud
- Augustus NevilleLieutenant Barry
- Sybil WildeLittle Kitty
- William CoulterLord Chief Justice
- Walter VincentCaptain Luff - Smuggler
- Fred HardyChaloner Archdeckne
- Jack GoodallEdward Catchpole
- Fred TwitchinMr. Cobbold
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