Tod Slaughter

Tod Slaughter

Date of Birth:

Mar 19, 1885

Place of Birth:

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK

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:

Pots of Plots Pots of Plots

1938

Tod Slaughter at Home Tod Slaughter at Home

1936

Darby and Joan Darby and Joan

1937

Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen Puzzle Corner Number Fourteen

1954

Song of the Road Song of the Road

1937

A Ghost for Sale A Ghost for Sale

1952

The Curse of the Wraydons The Curse of the Wraydons

1946

King of the Underworld King of the Underworld

1952

Murder at the Grange Murder at the Grange

1952

Spring-Heeled Jack Spring-Heeled Jack

1950

Bothered by a Beard Bothered by a Beard

1945

The Curse of the Wraydons The Curse of the Wraydons

1946

It's Never Too Late to Mend It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937

Crimes at the Dark House Crimes at the Dark House

1940

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

1936

London After Dark London After Dark

1926

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

1935

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke The Crimes of Stephen Hawke

1936

Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror

1938

The Ticket of Leave Man The Ticket of Leave Man

1937

The Greed of William Hart The Greed of William Hart

1948

The Face at the Window The Face at the Window

1939

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