Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

George King

Writers:

George Dibdin-Pitt (play)
Frederick Hayward (writer)

Release Date:

March 1936 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Plot:

A Fleet Street barber recounts the story of Sweeney Todd, a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money.

Plot Keywords:

Barber | Murder | Customer | Secret Trapdoor | Mass Murder

Cast

Tod Slaughter	...	Sweeney Todd
Stella Rho	...	Mrs. Lovatt
John Singer	...	Tobias Rag (as Johnny Singer)
Eve Lister	...	Johanna Oakley
Bruce Seton	...	Mark Ingerstreet
D.J. Williams	...	Stephen Oakley
Davina Craig	...	Nan
Jerry Verno	...	Pearley
Graham Soutten	...	The Beadle (as Ben Soutten)
Billy Holland	...	Parsons, the fence
Norman Pierce	...	Mr. Findlay
Aubrey Mallalieu	...	Trader Paterson

Also Known As:

Sweeney Todd
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (USA)

Runtime:

USA:76 min | Canada:67 min (Ontario)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Norway:16 (1937) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2008)

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Company:

George King Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in Doom Asylum (1987)

A tongue-in-cheek version of a classic tale

The customary ham served up by Todd Slaughter, thickly sliced. Tod is magnificent as the demented Sweeney, "polishing off" his victims with sadistic glee. It may look a bit dated, with the usual creaky sets, but it is enjoyable high-jinks nevertheless.