Tod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter took to the stage in 1905 and made a name for himself as the star villain of numerous Victorian melodramas which he toured around England. Many of these were filmed cheaply in the 30s and 40s by quota-quickie tzar George King. His ham performances are perfectly suited to the material and the best of his films give the impression that if the Victorians could have made features they would have looked like this
Filmography (21 titles)
10.0MoviePuzzle Corner Number Fourteen
Sweeney Todd · 1954
9.0MovieA Ghost for Sale
Caretaker · 1952
6.5MovieMurder at the Grange
1952
King of the Underworld
Terence Reilly · 1952
Spring-Heeled Jack
Philip Wraydon · 1950
5.2MovieThe Greed of William Hart
William Hart · 1948
5.8MovieThe Curse of the Wraydons
Philip Wraydon · 1946
10.0MovieBothered by a Beard
Sweeney Todd · 1945
6.3MovieCrimes at the Dark House
The False Sir Percival Glyde · 1940
5.7MovieThe Face at the Window
Chevalier Lucio del Gardo · 1939
6.0MovieSexton Blake and the Hooded Terror
Michael Larron · 1938
9.0MoviePots of Plots
Tod Slaughter · 1938
5.6MovieThe Ticket of Leave Man
The Tiger · 1937
Song of the Road
Dan Lorenzo · 1937
6.1MovieIt's Never Too Late to Mend
Squire John Meadows · 1937
6.3MovieDarby and Joan
Mr. Templeton · 1937
7.0MovieTod Slaughter at Home
Tod Slaughter · 1936
5.7MovieThe Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Stephen Hawke · 1936
5.7MovieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd · 1936
5.6MovieMaria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Squire William Corder · 1935
MovieLondon After Dark
1926