Squire John Meadows
Tod Slaughter
Squire John Meadows
Overview
An evil prison administrator cruelly abuses the inmates at his prison, until one day the tables are turned.
Cast
Tom Robinson
Jack Livesey
Tom Robinson
Susan Merton
Marjorie Taylor
Susan Merton
George Fielding
Ian Colin
George Fielding
Lawyer Crawley
Laurence Hanray
Lawyer Crawley
Farmer Merton
D.J. Williams
Farmer Merton
Rev. Mr. Eden
Roy Russell
Rev. Mr. Eden
Matthew Josephs
John Singer
Matthew Josephs
Prison Inspector
Cecil Bevan
Prison Inspector
Prison Inspector
Douglas Stewart
Prison Inspector
Betty
Mavis Villiers
Betty
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Tod Slaughter is in his element as the 19th century English country squire ("Meadows") who just happens to be the local Justice of the Peace (so sends folks to jail) and who also has his eye on a young lady from the village who in turn has her eye on a local beefcake. "Squire Meadows" contrives to have her beloved deported to the colonies and sets about winning her for himself; meantime having quite a bit of fun making "Mr. Bumble" look like Mother Theresa. The dialogue is a wee bit saggy, but his facial expressions with some help from Lawrence Henry and Jack Livesey make for quite an entertaining little period drama.
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