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...
Adaptation of a classic Australian novel about life as a convict, this was the third feature film produced in Australian history. It is now considered lost.
