Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1936
British film produced and directed by George King
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in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd
. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins to plan his revenge, and re-opens his barber shop. Todd has a deal with meat-pie maker Mrs. Lovett
to provide fillings for her meat pies. Using his charm and tonsorial skills, Todd lures wealthy, respectable customers into his Fleet Street
barber shop, where he settles them into a mechanical barber's chair which dumps them head-first down into the basement, ready to have their throats cut with a straight-edge, razor-sharp blade if the fall does not kill them first. Mrs. Lovett then bakes their flesh into her pies. Todd is ironically killed by his own hand...starting the shop on fire setting his trap floor into motion at the end of the film.
1936 in film
The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
British film produced and directed by George King
George King (film director)
George King was an English actors' agent, film director, producer and screenplay writer. He helmed several of Tod Slaughter's melodramas, including 1936's The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.-Career:...
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Plot
The film features Tod SlaughterTod Slaughter
Tod Slaughter was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas.-Ealy life:...
in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation...
. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins to plan his revenge, and re-opens his barber shop. Todd has a deal with meat-pie maker Mrs. Lovett
Mrs. Lovett
Mrs. Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd. She is most commonly referred to as Nellie, although Margery, Maggie, Sarah, Shirley, Wilhemina and Claudetta are other names she has been given. First appearing in the penny dreadful serial The String of...
to provide fillings for her meat pies. Using his charm and tonsorial skills, Todd lures wealthy, respectable customers into his Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
barber shop, where he settles them into a mechanical barber's chair which dumps them head-first down into the basement, ready to have their throats cut with a straight-edge, razor-sharp blade if the fall does not kill them first. Mrs. Lovett then bakes their flesh into her pies. Todd is ironically killed by his own hand...starting the shop on fire setting his trap floor into motion at the end of the film.
Cast
- Tod SlaughterTod SlaughterTod Slaughter was an English actor, best known for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre film adaptations of Victorian melodramas.-Ealy life:...
as Sweeney ToddSweeney ToddSweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation... - Stella Rho as Mrs. LovettMrs. LovettMrs. Lovett is a fictional character appearing in many adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd. She is most commonly referred to as Nellie, although Margery, Maggie, Sarah, Shirley, Wilhemina and Claudetta are other names she has been given. First appearing in the penny dreadful serial The String of...
- John SingerJohn SingerJohn Singer may refer to:*John Singer , legal analyst and media commentator*Seymour Jonathan Singer, cell biologist and author*John Singer , American killed in a standoff over homeschooling*John Singer...
as Tobias RaggTobias RaggTobias "Toby" Ragg is a fictional character who appears in various adaptations of the story Sweeney Todd.In the penny dreadful The String of Pearls, Tobias Ragg is in a madhouse, driven mad by Sweeney Todd, a barber who murdered his customers.... - Eve ListerEve ListerEve Lister was a British film and television actress. She was married to the actor Bernard Hunter.-Selected filmography:* Hyde Park * The Girl in the Crowd * City of Beautiful Nonsense * No Limit...
as Johanna Oakley - Bruce SetonBruce SetonMajor Sir Bruce Lovat Seton of Abercorn, 11th Baronet , better known as Bruce Seton, was a British actor and soldier....
as Mark Ingerstreet - D. J. WilliamsD. J. Williams (actor)D. J. Williams was a British actor. He also directed one film, The Shuttle of Life, which starred Evelyn Brent.-Selected filmography:* Look Up and Laugh * Scrooge * Captain Bill * Silver Blaze...
as Stephen Oakley - Davina CraigDavina CraigDavina Hilda Craig was a stage and film actress, famous for her comedy servant roles.When she was eight, her mother took her to America and she was educated there. Returning to London, she spent a year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts after which she appeared in Ivor Novello’s play I Lived...
as Nan - Jerry VernoJerry VernoJerry Verno was a British film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1931 and 1966, including five films directed by Michael Powell.He was born in London.-Selected filmography:* Two Crowded Hours...
as Pearley - Ben Soutten as The Beadle
- Billy HollandBilly HollandBilly Holland is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays as a Flanker but has also played Lock for Munster. He made his debut for Munster against Scarlets in September 2007, and made his Heineken Cup debut against Northampton Saints in April 2010.-External links:*...
as Parsons - Norman PierceNorman PierceNorman Pierce was a British actor, born in Southport, Lancashire.-Selected filmography:* Everything Is Thunder * This Green Hell * Saloon Bar * Uncensored * Front Line Kids...
as Mr. Findlay - Aubrey MallalieuAubrey MallalieuAubrey Mallalieu was an English actor with a prolific career in supporting roles in films in the 1930s and 1940s....
as Trader Paterson - Henry B. Longhurst as Man On The Quayside Who Talks To Sweeney Todd
- Ben Williams as Captain Stephenson