A silent version of the penny dreadful classic, existing in modern times in only a truncated form which appears to have been recorded by someone hand-holding a camera shooting a screen; couldn't they have used a tripod? This low budget British horror yarn is as cheap and cheerful as they come, with lots of plotting and ham acting as Todd and Mrs Lovett make a successful go of their unorthodox business. The barber's chair is just as impactful as in the Tim Burton version, say, although the rest is largely dated and very much a curio piece of its era.
Review of Sweeney Todd
