Includes maria marten, or the murder in the red barn milton rosmer, 1935 sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street george king, 1936 the crimes of stephen hawke george king, 1936 it's never too late to mend david macdonald, 1937 the ticket of leave man george king, 1937 sexton blake and the hooded terror george king, 1938 the face at the window george king, 1939 crimes at the dark house george king, 1940 the terrifying talents of newcastles norman carter 'tod slaughter the first true icon of british horror cinema are showcased in this long overdue box set'. '.strtoupper('f')eaturing the eight films which 'europes' horror man made in collaboration with british producer director george king tomorrow we live, this comprehensive collection also includes a number of rare shorts and newsreel items'. '.strtoupper('u')nlike his contemporaries, such as boris karloff and charles laughton, tod slaughter never left his native shores'. '.strtoupper('i')nstead, he chose to make his mark in britain by transferring his most sensational theatrical performances to the screen'. '.strtoupper('p')ortraying every kind of cruel and cunning criminal from petty thief to mass murderer he became the first great villain of british horror, at a time before the grand guignol of hammer films began to take hold, without once donning monster make up'. '.strtoupper('c')riminally overlooked by film historians, and only previously seen in compromised versions, these fascinating films have been newly restored using original film materials preserved at the bfi national archive, and are accompanied by an array of essential contextualising extras, including archival short films and radio plays presented with optional soundtracks by british music legends current 93, newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations and personal recollections, and a 120 page book'. '.strtoupper('s')trictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units for the uk and us'. '.strtoupper('n')ew 2k restorations of maria marten, or the murder in the red barn, sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street, the crimes of stephen hawke, its never too late to mend, the ticket of leave man, and crimes at the dark house from original nitrate negative elements 2k restoration of sexton blake and the hooded terror from 35mm dupe positive hd remaster of the face at the window original mono soundtracks audio commentary with film historians josephine botting and vic pratt on maria marten, or murder in the red barn 2023 audio commentary with critics and authors stephen jones and kim newman on sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street 2023 audio commentary with critics and authors david mcgillivray and kim newman on the crimes of stephen hawke 2023 audio commentary with film historian josephine botting and podcaster dave thomas on the ticket of leave man 2023 audio commentary with critics and authors stephen jones and kim newman on sexton blake and the hooded terror 2023 audio commentary with film historians kevin lyons and jonathan rigby on the face at the window 2023 audio commentary with film historians kevin lyons and jonathan rigby on crimes at the dark house 2023 new interviews with imogen slaughter, great niece of tod slaughter, and her father giles, in which they discuss their famous relative's life off stage and off camera 2023 new interview with artist and illustrator ania goszczyńska and current 93 channeller and trance scribbler david tibet, in which the pair delve into their long term obsession with the life and work of the first british villain 2023 stephen thrower on tod slaughter 2023 the author and musician dissects the great actors multiple villainous incarnations the tod slaughter repertory company 2023 video essay on the regular players from slaughters feature films maria marten and sweeney todd radio plays 1932 newly remastered from original 78 rpm shellac discs, these original recordings are presented with optional, newly recorded current 93 scores london after dark 1926 first known film footage of slaughter, captured on stage at the elephant and castle theatre, presented with optional, newly recorded current 93 score tod slaughter at home 1936 mock interview with sweeney todd, recorded for the pathétone newsreel pots of plots 1938 short film in which slaughter, sitting at the make up station in his dressing room, reprises three of his infamous villainous roles, including sweeney todd bothered by a beard 1946 humorous short educational film which traces the history of shaving, featuring a scene in sweeney todd's infamous barber shop puzzle corner no'. '.strtoupper('1')4 1954 slaughter's last appearance on camera, delivering a sweeney todd monologue image galleries promotional and publicity material for all eight films the crimes of stephen hawke original treatment gallery new and improved english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing limited edition exclusive 120 page book with new essays by jean claude michael, ania goszczyńska and david tibet, doug young and kip xool, excerpts from slaughter's unpublished memoirs, archival essays and reviews, and film credits world and uk premieres on blu ray limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units for the uk and us all extras subject to change
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