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The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole is a film of genre Drama directed by Raymond Longford with Lottie Lyell
The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole (1911)
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Add to a movie listThe Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole is a 1911 Australian silent film directed by Raymond Longford and starring Lottie Lyell. It is based on the true story of Margaret Catchpole, an adventuress and convict.
Only part of the movie survives today.
Synopsis
In the south coast of England, a young woman, Margaret Catchpole (Lottie Lyell), is pursued by two men, the smuggler Will Laud (Raymond Longford) and the coastguard officer Lieutenant Barry (Augustus Neville). Laud is killed in a fight with coast guards and Margaret is sentenced to Botany Bay for horse stealing. She later marries Barry, who has since moved to Sydney, and becomes well-regarded for her hospital work.Actors
Lottie Lyell
(Margaret Catchpole)
Raymond Longford
(Will Laud)
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