Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

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

TV-MAHorrorHistoryDrama
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Brownbeards, Blackbeards, Redbeards. He Polished Them All Off!

Overview

It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Tod Slaughter

      Sweeney Todd

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      Stella Rho

      Mrs Lovatt

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      John Singer

      Tobias Rag

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      Eve Lister

      Johanna Oakle

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      Bruce Seton

      Mark

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      D.J. Williams

      Stephen Oakley

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      Davina Whitehouse

      Nan

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      Jerry Verno

      Pearley

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      Graham Soutten

      Beadle (as Ben Souten)

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      Billy Holland

      Mr. Parsons

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      Norman Pierce

      Mr. Findlay

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      Aubrey Mallalieu

      Trader Paterson

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      Henry B. Longhurst

      Man On The Quayside Who Talks To Sweeney Todd (uncredited)

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      Ben Williams

      Captain Stephenson (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 19 2022
    This typically over-the-top vehicle for Britain's favourite menace sees Tod Slaughter take on the role of the infamous cropper on London's Fleet Street. The story is recounted by one of his successors to a new customer; regaling him with the tale of "Sweeney Todd" and his habit of dropping his newly shorn clients through a trap door into a cellar below where, once duly dispatched, they are robbed then provided to neighbour "Mrs. Lovatt" (Stella Rho) as ingredients in one of her delicious pies. It's a fun, theatrical romp that cannot fail to make you smile - and is about a terrifying as "Bambi"...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • london, england
    • murder
    • barbershop
    • barber
    • 19th century