The String of Pearls or the Fiend of Fleet Street
literary work· published 1847
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Adaptations (2)
The String of Pearls or the Fiend of Fleet Street has been adapted into 2 films, from 1928 to 1936. The most recent is Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936 film) (1936).
Sweeney Todd1928 · film · 73 min · dir. Walter West · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4A man dreams he is the 'demon barber' who cuts sailors' throats for jewels and uses the corpses for pies.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1936 film)1936 · film · 76 min · dir. George King · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8It is England in the 1830s. London's dockside is teeming with ships and sailors who have made their fortune in foreign lands. Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, awaits the arrival of men whose first port of call is for a good, close shave. For most it will be the last time they are seen alive. Using a specially designed barber's chair, Sweeney Todd despatches his victims to the cellar below, where he robs them of their new found fortunes and chops their remains into small pieces. Meanwhile, Mrs Lovett is enjoying a roaring trade for her popular penny meat pies.
