sociopathicsid

hi could anybody tell me if u can get the old tod slaughter films on video or dvd in the uk. thanks :)

delon

I have The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and The Greed of William Hart in my collection. A friend of a friend claims he has a copy of The Ticket of Leave Man for me, but the proof shall be in the pudding!


My copies are from very good prints and are on VHS tape. I am making all transfers onto DVD-R should anyone be interested.

Would anyone happen to know if any of Tod Slaughter's stage performances were ever caught on film? That would be something to see!

Sincerely,
Mike

Bob M.

I have a copied from air Ticket of Leave.
Gladly do you a copy.

"How about dat, a? How about dat?

AMP

I have:

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke 1936
Murder in the Old Red Barn 1936
It’s Never Too Late To Mend 1937
The Ticket of Leave Man 1937
Sexton Blake & the Hooded Terror 1938
Sweeny Todd – Demon Barber of Fleet St. 1938
The Face at the Window 1939
Murder At The Grange 1952

fantomas 2

I'm still trying to find the following Tod Slaughter movies:

- Darby and Joan - 1937 - dir. by Syd Courtenay (Rock Studios / MGM)

- Soldiers without Uniform - 1942 (this featurette's existence is attested by the fact that it was passed for certificate at the BBFC on Dec. 16, 1941, and got an "U", without cuts. The exact running time was 33mins 19sec. - apparently this featurette was never released...

- Bothered by a Beard - 1945 - a featurette directed by E.V.H. Emmett

and the two alleged "features" made of episodes of the 1952 TV series, "Inspector Morley Investigates", directed by Victor M. Gover:
- King of the Underworld
- Murder at Scotland Yard

plus of course the episodes as separate featurettes (including "Murder at the Grange", which was shown some months ago on BBC), and the "separate" featurette "A Ghost for Sale", not directly related to the main series but having the same director and principals...

Thank you for your help !

AMP

I have quite a few Tod Slaughter films including the short MURDER AT THE GRANGE.

fantomas 2

I would be interested for a copy (vhs or dvd...) of "Murder at the Grange", as well as for other films as "The Crimes of Stephen Hawke", my own tape being poor for this title. I have a lot of British films, if you can contact me via my email, I'll send you the complete lists.
In any case, thank you very much for your answer.

AMP

I've sent you an email.

fantomas 2

Dear AMP... I didn't get anything in my email box. Apparently something gone wrong... Please can you make a new try ? thank you very much...

fantomas 2

PS: Something must be REALLY wrong, as I tried to send myself an email to my own email, and it doesn't work !!!

which is my alternate mail box.
And please forgive me for the inconvenience (this is probably not the correct English word, I have a doubt ?)

AMP

Hi,

I've sent another email so hopefully that'll reach you.

Andrew

batman

an american site ...

www.oldies.com

..... has several tod slaughter films in their catalogue, they also have a good selection of old movies from 30s 40s 50s, many of them british, all on region 0 ntsc dvd
the quality varies but i have picked up some real gems
the bat

I'm the cutest bottom judge!

Sweeney Todd

I agree with you, "quality varies"... but the truth is that their DVD of "Maria Marten or the Red Barn" is a catastrophe, with almost ten minutes missing (from an already short film) - I noticed ten cuts going from some shots to entire subplots), and the "quality" is atrocious. I bought this DVD only for the beautiful artwork, but my own copy, recorded years ago from Channel Four on a VHS, then transferred to DVD, is magnificent in comparizon... ;)

JamesM

It's not actually 'their' release. Oldies is a mail order DVD distributor. This sin't their release, it is Alpha Video. So do not be put off by them by this release, just be put off by Alpha.

Amazon also sell the same DVD. This is about to be released by Odeon Entertainment here in the UK. I recorded can commentary for bthe film with Andy Boot, author of Fragments of Fear. I am hoping to license it to them.

Sweeney Todd

I'm still trying to locate the following Tod Slaughter movies :

Darby and Joan - 1937 - Syd Courtenay
Soldiers Without Uniform - 1942 - [Widgey R. Newman ?] - featurette
Bothered by a Beard - 1946 - E.V.H. Emmett (featurette)
King of the Underworld - 1952 - Victor M. Gover ("feature" made of 3 episodes)
Murder at Scotland Yard - 1954 - Victor M. Gover ("feature" made of 3 episodes)
The Red Flame - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Dark Passage - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
False Alibi - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
The Green Eye - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
The Wise Monkey - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Murder in the Strand - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Reilly at Bay - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Showdown - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Rough Justice - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette, perhaps re-titling)
Silent Witness - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette, perhaps re-titling)
A Ghost for Sale - 1952 - Victor M. Gover (featurette)
Forecast Unsettled - 1956 - Don Chaffey (TV episode, "Lilli Palmer Theatre")


Note: the list of Victor M. Gover's featurettes is perhaps not complete. If you know other titles, please tell me ! Thank you. I have hundreds of movies for trade.