Deemster previously. The list has been compiled from the "Liber Juramentorum", the "Isle of Man Statutes" with additional names from the archive of David Craine, M.B.E., M.A., C.P. One of the main characters in Alfred Hitchcock 1929 drama film ""The Manxman"" is the Deemster, and his holding this position is of central importance to the film's plot. The film is based on the 1894 novel of the same name by the Manx writer Hall Caine, who published another novel with a similar theme with the title "The Deemster" (1887). Deemster A deemster () is a judge in the Isle of Man.
The Deemster in to the Deemster in the Ramsey courthouse, from where he is taken to Peel Castle to await trial. Imprisoned in the castle, Dan refuses his father's offer of escape. However, while sleeping, Dan is abducted by the fishermen, who fear that he will give evidence against their part in the disposal of Ewan's body. They take Dan to a deserted mine in the mountains, where they try Dan and find him guilty of endangering their lives. They sentence Dan to death. Meanwhile, the Deemster's maid, Kerry, has another vision, of Dan in danger on the mountain. The vision is