This is the one from the 1930s with Tod Slaughter playing Sweeney Todd, and it is different from the other film versions. In this version, he pulls a lever to have the floor beneath the chair his victims are sitting on flip to have his victims fall from the chair to their deaths on the basement hard floor far below. There are also a couple of poor soldiers from poor soldiers who are engaged to the daughters of the town mayor, but he does not approve of because they are poor. Sweeney Todd secretly has the hots for one of his daughters and wants to be the one marrying her, eventually swindles the man to where he can either give his daughter her hand in marriage or to be ruined, thickening the plot. The poor soldier eventually falls victim to Sweeney Todd, but survives and escapes, then eventually teams up with that father who previously disapproved of him, to find proof on the killings Sweeney Todd is doing to have him stopped and put away, once and for all. Tod Slaughter really has a dark, unique, and evil look and personality throughout this film, and really plays the role perfectly. It also has the perfect funny ending to it that I won't describe to avoid any spoilers for those who never saw this version. This one is highly recommended for both fans of that character and for fans of the vintage black and white horror genre.
