Directed by Milton Rosmer
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Legend House)
Tod Slaughter is an English aristocrat who falls for a young girl. One night he entices her to his house, gives her wine and gets her pregnant. Rather than deal with the consequences he murders her and buries the body in the barn. Slaughter tries to pin her disappearance on a poor bank teller and almost convinces the police, but the truth is exposed in a memorable final scene in which Slaughter is forced to dig up the body in front of witnesses! The film's origin as a play can be seen in the brief introduction of the actors on stage at the beginning, a nice touch.
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