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The Criminal Acts of Tod Slaughter: Eight Blood-and-Thunder Entertainments, 1935-1940
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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Year: 1935
Time: 70
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Year: 1936
Time: 76
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
Audio
English 1.0 PCM Mono
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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Year: 1936
Time: 69
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
Audio
English 1.0 PCM Mono
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It's Never Too Late to Mend
Year: 1937
Time: 70
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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The Ticket of Leave Man
Year: 1937
Time: 71
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Year: 1938
Time: 70
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
Audio
English 1.0 PCM Mono
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The Face at the Window
Year: 1939
Time: 65
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Crimes at the Dark House
Year: 1940
Time: 69
Aspect Ratio
1.37:1
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English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
| The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
| It's Never Too Late to Mend
| The Ticket of Leave Man
| Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
| The Face at the Window
| Crimes at the Dark House
Featuring: George Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Jack Livesey, Stella Rho, Marjorie Taylor, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, John Singer, Greta Gynt, Eric Portman, Tony Sympson, Charles Oliver, David Farrar
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.
Criminally overlooked by film historians, and only previously seen in compromised versions, these fascinating films have been newly restored using original film materials preserved at the BFI National Archive, and are accompanied by an array of essential contextualising extras, including archival short films and radio plays presented with optional soundtracks by British music legends Current 93, newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations and personal recollections, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK and US.
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.
Criminally overlooked by film historians, and only previously seen in compromised versions, these fascinating films have been newly restored using original film materials preserved at the BFI National Archive, and are accompanied by an array of essential contextualising extras, including archival short films and radio plays presented with optional soundtracks by British music legends Current 93, newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations and personal recollections, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units for the UK and US.
Technical Specifications
Format: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio:
English 1.0 PCM Mono
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Subtitles:
English
Region:
A/B/C
Discs:
4 Discs |
BD-50
Supplements
- Audio commentary with film historians Josephine Botting and Vic Pratt on Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (2023)
- Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023)
- Maria Marten and Sweeney Todd radio plays (1932): newly remastered from original 78 rpm shellac discs, these original recordings are presented with optional, newly recorded Current 93 scores
- Audio commentary with critics and authors David McGillivray and Kim Newman on The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (2023)
- The Crimes of Stephen Hawke original treatment gallery
- Audio commentary with film historian Josephine Botting and podcaster Dave Thomas on The Ticket of Leave Man (2023)
- Audio commentary with critics and authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman on Sexton Blake and The Hooded Terror (2023)
- Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby on The Face at the Window (2023)
- Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby on Crimes at the Dark House (2023)
- Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with new essays by Jean-Claude Michel, Ania Goszczyn?ska and David Tibet, Doug Young and Kip Xool, excerpts from Tod Slaughter’s unpublished memoirs, archival essays and reviews, and film credits
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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
It's Never Too Late to Mend
The Ticket of Leave Man
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
The Face at the Window
Crimes at the Dark House
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