The Criminal Acts of Tod Slaughter: Eight Blood-and-Thunder...

The terrifying talents of Newcastle's Norman Carter 'Tod' Slaughter - the first true icon of British horror cinema - are showcased in this long-overdue box set. Featuring the eight films which 'Europe's Horror Man' made in collaboration with British producer-director George King (Tomorrow We Live), this comprehensive collection also includes a number of rare shorts and newsreel items. Unlike his contemporaries, such as Boris Karloff and Charles Laughton, Tod Slaughter never left his native shores. Instead, he chose to make his mark in Britain by transferring his most sensational theatrical performances to the screen. Portraying every kind of cruel and cunning criminal - from petty thief to mass murderer - he became the first great villain of British horror, at a time before the Grand Guignol of Hammer Films began to take hold, without once donning monster make-up.

Special Features

Commentary: 'Maria Marten, Or the Murder in the Red Barn': Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt (film historians); 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street': Stephen Jones and Kim Newman (critics/authors); 'The Crimes of Stephen Hawke': David McGillivray and Kim Newman (critics/authors); 'The Ticket of Leave Man': Josephine Botting and Dave Thomas (podcaster); 'Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror': Stephen Jones and Kim Newman; 'The Face at the Window': Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (film historians); 'Crimes at the Dark House': Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby, Documentaries: 'Stephen Thrower On Tod Slaughter'; 'The Tod Slaughter Repertory Company'; 'Tod Slaughter at Home' (1936), Image Gallery, Interviews: Imogen Slaughter (great-niece of Tod Slaughter) and her father; Ania Goszczynska (artist) and David Tibet (poet/artist/musician), 'Maria Marten' and 'Sweeney Todd' radio plays (1932); 'London After Dark' (1926): Early footage of Slaughter; Short film: 'Pots of Plots' (1938); Short film: 'Bothered By a Beard' (1946); 'Puzzle Corner No. 14' (1954): Slaughter's last appearance on camera

Actors: Tod Slaughter, Eric Portman, Greta Gynt, Stella Rho, Graham Soutten, Hilary Eaves, Rita Grant, David Keir, Clare Greet, Robert Adair, Ian Colin, John Singer, Jack Livesey, Margaret Yarde, Eve Lister, Sylvia Marriott, Geoffrey Wardwell, Tony Sympson, Hay Petrie, Frank Cochran, D.J. Williams, Charles Oliver, David Horne, Peter Gawthorne, George Curzon, Laurence Hanray, Sophie Stewart, John Warwick, Elsie Wagstaff, Aubrey Mallalieu, Marjorie Taylor, Bruce Seton

Audio Languages: English

Duration: 545 minutes

Number of Discs: 4

Subtitle Languages: English

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