Marta of the Lowlands (1914)

Sebastien a landowner shelters the orphan Marta in exchange for sexual favors When years later Sebastiens fortunes ebb he marries Muri the daughter of a rich man and arranges for Marta to marry the shepherd Manelich Sebastien assures Marta that Manelich knows of their relationship and will not interfere but she discovers that her husband is ignorant of the affair and in fact loves her Because she comes to return her husbands love she confesses her past after which Manelich kills Sebastien With Marta at his side the shepherd then returns to the hills From TCMcom Database powered by the AFI