| TOD SLAUGHTER AT HOME Mock interview between Pathe journalist and actor Tod Slaughter in guise of Sweeney Todd. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7243 |
| Catalog #: | 193511 | |
| Clip Number: | 193511-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 314 | |
| Timecode: | 01:19:09 - 01:23:08 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Hair removal / Shaving BEAUTY CULTURE/HAIR: Barber Shops CRIME: Homicide / Murder ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Plays LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Actor | |
| Description: | TOD SLAUGHTER AT HOME Mock interview between Pathe journalist and actor Tod Slaughter in guise of Sweeney Todd. Interview that famous star of melodrama Tod Slaughter at home. M/S of Tod Slaughter playing Sweeney Todd putting an edge on his razor and looking at the knife, pistol and noose he has in his shop. M/S as Pathe journalist approaches door, sign outside says 'Sweeney Tod Slaughter'. He rings the bell and manages to pull the cord out. M/S as Tod comes out, lifts him up by the waist and carries him inside. M/S of the two of them inside, the journalist explains he has come to interview him, but Tod straps him in Sweeney Todd's chair and starts putting shaving foam on his chin. He asks him what he does in his spare time and he says he evolves new methods of murder. Blood drips down on the journalist's head, and Tod explains that the ceiling leaks. C/U of Tod's face looking sinister and menacing, he rings a bell and a girl in skimpy costume and stockings comes out with a drink. Journalist admires her legs so Tod follows her, there is a scream, and he returns with a false leg. M/S as he gives the journalist a cigar which explodes when he lights it. He is left sitting on the floor with the noose around his neck. | |
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