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The Crimes of Stephen Hawke comedy/drama/suspense The Star Witness is a"This time around Tod Slaughter plays Mr. Stephen Hawke, a limping, kind hearted bespectacled money lender by day with a beautiful, faithful daughter and the friendship of a local shipping agent and son, and by night he is the "spine breaker," cruelest of all killers as he kills the rich for their money and treasure in a serial like fashion. As with any Slaughter film, Slaughter is the main focal point of the film. The film is barely over an hour in