{"product_id":"the-crimes-of-stephen-hawke","title":"The Crimes of Stephen Hawke","description":"A deranged killer, \"The Spine-Breaker\", is on the loose, throwing London into a panic. He is in reality Stephen Hawke, a kindly banker who lives with his daughter, Julia. His murderous rampage goes unchecked until he slays the father of Julia's fiance, Matthew Trimble. The bereaved young man discovers the Spine-Breaker's true identity and vows to bring the madman to justice...even if it costs him the woman he loves!\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tod Slaughter's remarkable talent for playing over-the-top maniacs in macabre Victorian settings is once again on full display in \u003ci\u003eThe Crimes of Stephen Hawke\u003c\/i\u003e. His delightful grin and mad glee at \"polishing off\" his victims is a trademark of the British actor, who never quite gained the fame of his Hollywood horror counterparts Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, but has a large cult following nonetheless. Directed with a smart tongue-in-cheek flair by George King, \u003ci\u003eThe Crimes of Stephen Hawke\u003c\/i\u003e has an unusual opening unique in Slaughter's filmography. The film begins with Slaughter (playing himself) being interviewed on a BBC radio show and speaking of how he \"murdered hundreds and hundreds of people\" in his prior movies \u003ci\u003eMurder in the Red Barn\u003c\/i\u003e (1935) and \u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street\u003c\/i\u003e (1936).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802320625814,"sku":"089218805195","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218805195.jpg?v=1762193683","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/the-crimes-of-stephen-hawke","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}